Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Inside the Tang army’s tent.

Li Chengqian, Du He and a group of generals were having a meal, and they were talking about building the earthen hill while eating.

Because the progress is good now and the time to break the city is getting shorter and shorter, everyone is in a very happy mood.

Suddenly, Qin Huaidao's voice came from outside the tent.

"Your Highness, the Resolute Commandant Ma Wenju has something important to report!"

Li Chengqian said softly: "Let him in."

Not long after, Ma Wenju, fully armored, walked in with an anxious look on his face.

"Reporting to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and all the generals, I was patrolling at the south gate of Anshi City just now when I heard waves of pigs screaming from inside the city."

"I guess the soldiers in the city are being rewarded, and I'm afraid they will launch a night attack on us tonight!"

what!

You dare to come out for a night attack?

The generals in the tent frowned instantly.

Li Dao Zong cursed directly: "How dare these little rats come out for a night attack? I think they are just too bold!"

Li Daozon hated the enemy troops in Anshi City the most.

Because the wounds on his body were caused by Yang Wanchun, the defender of Anshi City.

Du He said in a deep voice: "If the defenders of Anshi City send soldiers to attack at night, their targets will be our food and fodder, in addition to the earthen hills. We must be on guard."

"In order to prevent any unexpected events, in addition to sending troops to strengthen the defense of food supplies, we will also send an elite force to ambush outside the south city wall!"

"In addition, we need to send people to monitor the other three steep walls."

The Tang army had already suffered the loss of its food and grass being burned once, and they could not afford to be fooled a second time.

Although the other three walls of Anshi City are steep cliffs, it is still no problem for a nimble person to climb down with a rope.

When Li Chengqian saw that Du He actually took the initiative to offer suggestions, a trace of surprise appeared on his face.

According to Du He's usual habit, unless he encountered a difficult situation, he would basically sit quietly and drink tea.

Since military advisor Du He said so, Li Chengqian immediately said to Su Dingfang.

"General Su, please go down and make arrangements according to Du He's instructions."

"promise!"

Su Dingfang stood up without saying a word, and then left the tent with Ma Wenjuan.

In the dead of night.

Apart from the croaking of frogs, no other sounds could be heard from the banks of the Pianling River.

Dozens of ropes were suddenly thrown down from the towering city wall of the south gate of Anshi City, and thousands of people quickly slid down the ropes to the outside of the city.

The leading general saw that there were no Tang army patrolling around, so he waved to the soldiers behind him and said.

"It's safe here, let's go!"

The defenders of Anshi City took advantage of the cover of night and ran quickly towards the northwest.

Just as they rushed to the Pianling River, something strange happened.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa~"

Suddenly, there were sounds of bows and arrows breaking through the air, and soon hundreds of soldiers fell down in unison.

"what!"

Countless screams suddenly rang out.

Hearing the sound of a bow being drawn nearby, the face of the middle-aged general in the lead changed drastically, and he shouted hurriedly.

"There's an ambush!"

"Retreat back to the city!"

Just as they turned around and ran back, a second round of arrows came again.

Hundreds of people fell down in an instant.

Then came the third and fourth rounds of arrows that continued to rain down.

By the time they had rushed out more than thirty steps, most of them had fallen.

Just when the Tang army archers stopped shooting, a large group of Tang soldiers suddenly rushed out from all directions, and after just one encounter, most of their remaining soldiers fell down again.

After half a cup of tea, the battle was over.

There was no other sound beside the Pianling River except the croaking of frogs.

Inside the Tang army’s tent.

Four candles illuminated the small space.

Su Dingfang reported with a relaxed expression: "Your Highness, Prince Consort Du, 1300 elite soldiers from Anshi City climbed over the wall from the South City Gate and were completely annihilated by Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai!"

"There is no movement on the other three walls!"

Hearing this good news, Li Chengqian, who had been waiting for a long time, finally smiled.

He praised generously: "Dingfang, you commanded the ambush well this time, and Rengui and Junmai fought well too!"

"But we can't let our guard down. We need to continue to send people to keep an eye on them."

"promise!"

Su Dingfang left the tent with a smile on his face.

He hopes to receive as many military merits as possible like this.

After Li Chengqian watched Su Dingfang leave, he turned to look at Du He, who was breathing heavily, and said with admiration.

"Du He, your guess is really accurate!"

Du He shook his head and said, "Your Highness, this is not my guess. This is the credit of Ma Wenju, the brave commander."

After saying that, Du He stood up and said, "Your Highness, I will go back and rest first."

He was sleeping soundly, but Li Chengqian had to send someone to call him over.

...

In Anshi City.

The luxurious main hall of the city lord’s mansion.

Yang Wanchun, Gao Huizhen, Gao Minxing and several other generals were staring blankly with sad faces.

The soldiers who went out for the night attack were all elites carefully selected by them.

Unexpectedly, he was killed by the Tang army just as the operation began.

The old general Gao Minxing raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Why don't we send two more elite troops to climb down from the cliffs of the north and west walls, and use the cover of the mountains and darkness to sneak attack their food supplies?"

Yang Wanchun shook his head and said, "Since the Tang army has set up an ambush at the South Gate, there must be ambushes outside the other three city walls as well. Moreover, the Tang army is on high alert now. Sending people out will only lead to unnecessary sacrifices!"

The night attack tactic is most effective the first time. After alerting the enemy, the Tang army will definitely strengthen its defenses.

According to reports from soldiers stationed on the city walls, this group of elite troops who went out of the city to attack the Tang army's food supplies at night were wiped out by the Tang army before they could hold out for long.

This shows how well prepared the Tang army was!

Gao Huizhen frowned and asked, "How did the Tang army know that we would launch a night attack? And they ambushed us on the road that our soldiers had to take?"

After a moment of silence.

They looked at each other and shouted in unison.

"Pig squeal!"

When things became quiet, the shrill squeals of pigs were quite loud. If any Tang army happened to be near the city wall, they would definitely hear it.

"hateful!"

Gao Huizhen slammed his fist on the table and said with a grim face.

"The failure of our operation this time was actually caused by a group of beasts!"

Yang Wanchun and other generals also had an expression of regret on their faces.

Unexpectedly, their carefully organized night attack was leaked by a group of pigs just after it was implemented!

It's really a big joke in the world!

Yang Wanchun stood up and said in a deep voice: "Generals, go back and have a good rest. We will have to fight a bloody battle with the Tang army in a few days!"

"As ordered!"

A group of generals left the hall with complicated expressions.

In the next few days, the Tang army accelerated the progress of building earthen hills, while the defenders of Anshi City also frantically built higher city walls.

...

At the same time, the battle report written by Li Chengqian was also delivered to Li Shimin.

Inside the Manna Hall.

Li Shimin became furious when he saw that the army's commander-in-chief Zhang Junyi deserted the battlefield, causing heavy losses and missing the opportunity to annihilate the enemy.

"Damn Zhang Junyi, he's causing great trouble!"

He swept away all the memorials on the desk.

Li Shimin shouted towards the gate: "Call the commander of the Hundred Cavalry Division, Niu Jinda!"

"promise!"

The eunuch outside the gate responded and quickly left in a hurry.

It’s time for a cup of tea.

Niu Jinda, a tall and burly man, strode in.

He came five steps in front of Li Shimin, bowed respectfully and said, "Niu Jinda pays respect to Your Majesty."

Li Shimin handed the battle report to Niu Jinda and gave orders with a grim face.

"Zhang Junyi escaped from the battlefield. It seems that he was instigated by someone. Go and find this person for me!"