Chapter 581 Chapter 4 Cut Weeds and Roots

Kou Zhong returned to the camp, the lights above and below the city were brightly lit, and the defensive works such as digging trenches were still in full swing, without stopping due to the coming of night.The most eye-catching thing is to build eight wooden sentry towers with a length of five feet each on the periphery. The top is divided into two floors. Ma Chang was directing his subordinates to work, and when he saw Kou Zhong coming back, he couldn't help asking: "Did you fight with them, hey! Didn't the young commander just drink a bar?" Kou Zhong put his shoulders on his shoulders and walked towards the main tent, said: "Sooner or later, but not tonight. Your nose is very good, I only drank three cups!"

Ma Chang was surprised: "Li Shimin has always run the army very strictly. Alcohol is forbidden in the army. How can there be wine?" Kou Zhong said happily: "That's the last jar of treasure that old Cheng buried in the ground before Lizhai, ha! Damn it, so this guy has to supervise himself when he is in the commander's tent, and he must be accurate. Me and Lao Qin, Lao Cheng, and Lao Luo hid in the tent and drank secretly, I don’t know how interesting and exciting it is.” Ma Chang said emotionally: "It should be similar to when I was young and hid in the room to read forbidden books at night. I won't send you off! The general is in the tent, we must wake up tonight, follow Luo Shixin's style, Tonight, we will come to sneak attack and burn some tents to demonstrate, which will make our troops weaker than him."

Kou Zhong smiled and said: "Don't worry! Lao Luo wants to show me some face, not because he has any friendship with me, but strictly speaking, it should be because of my well-known moon. Small-scale attacks will only be for nothing. Cheap me." Ma Chang showed a look of admiration, respected solemnly, and said: "What the young commander said is very true, the general agrees completely." Kou Zhong opened the tent and entered, and Yang Gongqing, who took off his armor, sat on the ground. There were small tables on the left and right. The table on the left was burning a furnace of sandalwood, making the tent full of fragrance. cup.

The general looked leisurely, and when he came back, he smiled and said, "Come on! Have a cup of hot tea and we'll talk." Kou Zhong sat down at the tea table, took the hot tea poured by Yang Gongqing, and said with a smile: "I never thought that Yang Gong still knows how to enjoy life on the battlefield." Yang Gongqing sighed: "Sandalwood and fragrant tea are my unique secret recipes to relieve tension. For me, insomnia is a big taboo in military strategists. I will take shifts with Ma Chang later. How can I not take a break and relax?" Kou Zhongdao: "Mr. Yang is in charge of sleeping his mother's three poles a day. I will do the shift work for me."

Yang Gongqing shook his head and said: "The outside is full of soldiers who have followed me for many years. If they find out that I am lazy and do not share weal and woe with them, they will feel very uncomfortable. What will be the result of your talk?" Kou Zhong smiled wryly, "What is the result? The leader of the Tang Dynasty is Li Yuan, and the crown prince is Li Jiancheng." Yang Gongqing snorted coldly: "Li Jiancheng!" Kou Zhong saw the blazing hatred in his eyes, knowing that he remembered the old hatred, he turned away and said, "But Luo Shixin is indeed a great general with both wisdom and courage, it is not easy to deal with."

His eyes fell on the dark green tea in the cup, his heart was shocked, and he realized that he was in a very dangerous situation because he had lost the confidence to defeat Li Shimin. Wang Shichong's self-intelligent stupidity was beyond his expectation, and his disharmony with Dou Jiande made him even more chaotic. Zheng Guo, which is in internal and external troubles, is like a sinking ship, which makes Kou Zhong feel dejected and helpless. In addition, Qin Shubao and Cheng Yaojin dragged him into the Tang camp earlier. He deeply felt the strict military discipline and high morale of the Tang soldiers, and the Tang general's respect and admiration for Li Shimin, which destroyed what little fighting spirit he had left.If he maintains this mentality, Ci Jian will undoubtedly lose in the first battle.

Kou Zhong secretly broke out in a cold sweat. In the past, whether it was a grand battle with thousands of troops, or a single-handed battle, he was able to rely on his confidence in himself and his strong fighting spirit, so he was able to stay in the well. In the climax of the moon, the strategy of war and the way of the sword are integrated, and they are brought out to the fullest to strive for victory. So now he has to restore his confidence, create impossible results under impossible disadvantages, and fight with thousands of troops like a game of chess, only then can there be hope of victory.

Yang Gongqing's words came into his ears and said: "Of course Luo Shixin is not easy to deal with. How can Qin Shubao and Cheng Zhijie be easy to deal with? When Wang Shichong's army comes tomorrow, if I am not mistaken, Wang Shichong will force us to attack them for him. In the camp, a large number of children were sacrificed in vain." Kou Zhong laughed dumbly and said, "What a big fool!" Just as he was about to continue, Ma Chang's voice sounded outside the tent: "Beautiful Huji asks to see the young commander." Kou Zhong exchanged glances with Yang Gongqing, and said, "Please come in quickly."

Ma Chang said: "She wants to meet the young commander outside the tent." Yang Gongqing frowned and said to Kou Zhong: "Go and see her, what do you want to say? Be careful, she is always Wang Shichong's person." Kou Zhong patted Yang Gongqing's brow, signaled him to rest assured, and came out. Ma Chang said: "Young commander, please follow me." He led the way. Linglongjiao's beautiful figure appeared at the edge of the camp, Kou Zhong patted Ma Chang with one hand, and said: "General Ma goes back to work, I will take care of her." After Ma Chang took the order to go, Kou Zhong walked towards Linglongjiao. Since she set fire to Rong Mansion to help him escape that night, he has not contacted her. For some reason, he felt a little strange and alienated at this moment. The impact of speaking, or because of the way she looked at him at this moment.

The two finally met face to face. Under the starlight and moonlight, this beautiful woman's delicate and graceful appearance adds a bit of mysterious beauty. Linglongjiao said in a low voice: "Follow me!" She unfolded her movements and swept towards the darkness outside the camp. Kou Zhong followed her closely, and rushed to the rolling hills more than ten miles northwest of Cijian. A stream appeared in the dense forest, reflecting the moonlight in the sky peacefully. Linglongjiao sat down on a flat boulder by the stream, and motioned for him to sit beside her, and said calmly: "Li Shimin has already landed from the Yellow River, if he marches overnight, he will arrive here tomorrow."

Kou Zhong was stunned and said: "This kid came really fast." Linglongjiao looked at him, her beautiful eyes sparkled, and she said, "His fleet has 80 large ships, only 43 of which are berthed and landed. The rest of the ships continue to sail eastward. It is estimated that Li Shimin's force is around 30,000 Between 40,000, another group of people may attack Luoyang." Kou Zhong shook his head and said: "The soldiers of the other forty ships will not go straight to Luoyang, but will deploy to attack the surrounding cities of Luoyang, most likely Huiluo City in the northeast of Luoyang and on the south bank of the Dahe River. That is not only for the supply of Luoyang. It is an important granary, and it is also a traffic fortress of Dahe. If Huiluo can be captured, it can echo across the river with Heyang on the opposite bank, cut off the waterway traffic to the west of Dahe, and bring Dahe under control. It can also be used as an attack on Luokou, another granary. Li Shimin's move is really powerful." Linglongjiao cast her eyes on the flowing stream, and said softly: "I just hope that the battle of Luoyang will end soon." Kou Zhong was stunned and said, "Do you want Wang Shichong to win or lose?" Linglongjiao said impatiently: "I don't want to think about this question." Kou Zhong was surprised: "Did you tell Wang Shichong about the Daming Zunjiao?" Linglongjiao suddenly became excited, gasped for breath, shook her head and said: "Don't ask me, no matter who wins or loses in the battle of Luoyang, I have fulfilled my mother's order to me. Now I just want to return to my place and ignore anyone , not to mention the matter of Wu Caishi, I have no ability to take care of it." Kou Zhong knew that she must have had a big quarrel with Wang Shichong, so he became so disheartened and pitied Da Sheng, and said softly: "If Miss Jiao wants to leave, why don't you leave immediately, as long as I, Kou Zhong, don't die, One day, I will get five quarry stones for the young lady and send them to the young lady. Ha! I also want to see Kucha." Linglongjiao sighed lightly: "It's not time for me to leave yet." After saying that, she stood up. Kou Zhong stood up with her, and said in astonishment, "Just say these few words?" Linglongjiao shrugged and said, "Isn't that enough? Originally, I was looking for Yang Gongqing. If you were there, I couldn't help but tell you a few words. You should inform Yang Gong on behalf of others! I'm leaving!" Kou Zhong frowned and said, "Where are you going?" Linglong Jiaomei shot a dazed look, shook her head and said: "I don't know, be careful, Wang Shichong has bad intentions for you." Kou Zhong watched her back disappear into the depths of the dense forest, and sighed secretly, he was almost sure that Li Shimin's army was approaching Cijian, and tomorrow would be a difficult day. Under the cover of night, Xu Ziling attached himself to the bottom of a large ship transporting military supplies, stole out of Tongguan by waterway, and after leaving the pass, he abandoned the boat and landed, heading for Cijian. His original destination was Luoyang. Fortunately, he eavesdropped on the guards on board and knew that Li Shimin was leading an army to invade Cijian, so he made a change. The image of Shi Qingxuan couldn't help appearing in his mind, while Shi Feixuan seemed to be in an unreachable distance.The reason may be based on his fear of Shi Zhixuan, more likely because of his concern and longing for Shi Qingxuan. Shi Qingxuan was the first woman whom he adored, and he had no intention of admiring her concubine Xuan, but because of her special status, he had to deliberately suppress any emotions involving love between men and women, so he had always respected her more than between men and women. love.It wasn't until Longquan, an exotic place, that the unrequited love for Shi Feixuan erupted like an uncontrolled lava, almost out of control. But Shi Qingxuan has no obstacles like Shi Feixuan, and the beauty of this beautiful and intelligent beauty is no less attractive to him than Shi Feixuan, and she seems to look at him differently, willing to play for him and let him see her. With a beautiful and beautiful appearance, and his desolate life experience, Xu Ziling can't help himself now.But Shi Qingxuan's expression of his heart was like a plate of cold water pouring down on his head, which made him make up his mind at that moment to try his best to forget her, otherwise there would be no Longquan love with Shi Feixuan later. Concubine Shixuan has returned to Jingzhai, and it is very likely that she will never set foot in the world again. Longquan has become an unforgettable memory. After returning to the Central Plains, especially when he was in Chang'an, facing Shi Zhixuan's threats reminded him constantly of Shi Qingxuan. The heart of dead wood and ashes is resurrected again. Did he never fight for himself?If he fights hard, will he be able to win Shi Qingxuan's heart and let her let go of her wish to die forever? Xu Ziling sighed secretly, and smiled bitterly in his heart. He knew his own family affairs, and he knew very well that he would never take the initiative to fight for anything in matters of men and women. That day in Longquan, as long as Shi Feixuan had a decisive word, their spiritual love would not be able to continue.He is unwilling to force others to make things difficult for him, even if he has to bear the greatest pain and pay a heavy price for being alone in his life, he will still bury the pain deeply in his heart.This is his easy-going personality, and Shi Feixuan got it right. well!Why can't I change because of a woman I like?Are you an idiot? Dawn appeared in the western sky, and a new day finally came to the earth. At this moment, he heard the sound of women screaming and weapons clashing, coming from the woods far away on the left, he hurriedly breathed out his true energy, and rushed at full speed. In the dim light of the early morning, Kou Zhong and Yang Gongqing boarded the arrow tower of the camp and looked at the enemy's situation from a distance. Li Shimin's main army came from the northwest and stationed in Dazhai. Luo Shixin, Qin Shubao and Cheng Yaojin divided into three groups and approached Cijian, setting up a defensive formation to prevent them from taking advantage of Li Shimin's army. to launch an attack. Kou Zhong said regretfully: "If Luo Shixin and others hadn't set up a stronghold here to get in the way, we could have raided Li Xiaozi last night and surprised him." Yang Gongqing shook his head and said: "Li Shimin has always been steady and careful, and will never let the enemy have a chance to attack him. Now it seems that we have fallen into a passive situation. We can only wait for him to attack and see how long we can defend." .” Kou Zhong was secretly surprised, knowing that Yang Gongqing lost his confidence and fighting spirit, just like himself last night, if he could not arouse his desire to win, it is very likely that Wang Shichong's army is at the end, and Cijian will not be able to hold on. He said with a calm smile: "This is not the way to win. Offense is the best defense. Now Li Xiaozi is carrying Yu Weidong from the Battle of Baibi, and his morale is high. If they feel that we are timid to fight, it will only increase their arrogance. Make them even more unstoppable." Yang Gongqing was really taken aback, looked at him, and said in astonishment: "The young commander is not going to challenge the opponent's army of more than 50,000 with my 5,000 troops?" Kou Zhong laughed loudly, showing strong confidence, nodded and said: "Why not? Li Shimin's main force has just arrived, and the waterway is bumpy, and he was on the road last night, and he didn't even have time to eat breakfast. Only Lao Luo's army is the only one. We are not without opportunities. As long as we fight a tough battle to prove that the Tang army is not so terrible, we can suppress the enemy's arrogance and boost our morale. Otherwise, if Li Jun is allowed to rest for a day, And Wang Shichong's reinforcements didn't arrive until tonight, so it will be difficult for us to last until tomorrow." Yang Gongqing said with a wry smile: "Young Marshal's analysis is very reasonable, but the number of Lao Luo's army is three times that of ours. If we can't withstand their military strength and fall back to Cijian, the consequences will be even more unimaginable." Kou Zhong said happily: "Going to the army to attack, the only deployment of Lao Luo's army now is to defend against our attack on Li Xiaozi's exhausted expeditionary army, let alone think that we dare to send troops to attack him, so if we dare to send troops, it will be a miracle. In a head-on confrontation, of course we have to go around endlessly. But we can come up with a strategy that is obviously Li Jun and secretly is Luo Jun. As long as we rely on my ingenious plan, we will be able to avoid serious problems and take light ones, leading the enemy by the nose. .Although a big victory is impossible, a small victory is predictable. As long as Li Xiaozi is surprised today, we will achieve our goal." Yang Gongqing thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "Young Commander's battle strategy is indeed different from others, and he is even more daring, planning to make sure." Kou Zhong leaned over his head and whispered his fantastic plan in his ear. At the moment when he faced the pressure of Li Shimin's army, he completely regained his usual self-confidence. The two men and one woman who fought fiercely in the clearing outside the forest were all known to Xu Ziling. The two males are Kuo Jie and Yang Mo, the five types of demons taught by Daming Zun, and the female is Ling Longjiao, the "beautiful Hu Ji". , the delicate body is bleeding in many places, no matter how hard it is to support it. Xu Ziling's heart was filled with anger, and he accelerated forward, exhausting his whole body's skills. "Flame off" Kuojie's double knives and the handsome Yang Mo's long sword intertwined into a net, no matter how hard Ren Linglongjiao tried to break through, the sword was forced to narrow and could not escape.He can only avoid the opponent's fatal kills time and time again by relying on his superb light-handed skills. Kuo Jie first caught a glimpse of Xu Ziling approaching the battle circle at an astonishing speed, he had never seen Xu Ziling before, although he saw that the opponent was not easy to deal with, he still said without fear: "Go and deal with him!" Yang Mo drew his sword and retreated, and went to meet Xu Ziling, who came out of the dense forest, and shouted: "Ye Chang has many dreams, hurry up and take her away." Kuo Jie let out a sinister grin, and attacked Linglongjiao with his two knives like a gust of rain and wind. The latter saw Xu Ziling approaching, and his spirits immediately lifted, and he was able to block the opponent's attack. The sword in Yang Mo's hand turned into lightning, and he shot towards Xu Ziling, full of power and power, worthy of being one of the five types of demons. Xu Ziling even Shi Zhixuan couldn't do anything to him, he would put Yang Mo in his heart, and suddenly stopped, standing on the grass like a nail, Yang Mo's expression changed immediately, he never dreamed that anyone would be completely invincible in this rushing momentum The forerunner stopped as soon as he said, and he lost his budget for it, so he couldn't move in time, so he had to bite the bullet and still stick to the momentum and stab the enemy's chest. Xu Ziling rushed forward again, as if he was about to meet the sword's edge with his chest, he suddenly rushed to the left side of Yang Mo, and swung his palm to sweep the blade. An irresistible force caused Yang Mo to stagger and fall forward. When he realized that the enemy was using force to release his strength, he was too late to regret and lost his balance. He watched Xu Ziling pass by. A sudden attack on the back of Kuo Jie. Yang Mo knows better than anyone else that Kuo Jie will definitely not see the sun tomorrow, this thought arises in his heart, he immediately takes advantage of the downtrend and continues to rush forward, running as far as he can, walking as fast as he can , let go of Kuojie and flee for his life.