Yang Yuanqing rushed to Shanggu County after receiving Qin Qiong's Flying Eagle Express. According to his plan, the battle against Youzhou should not be launched in mid-February, but he did not expect that Luo Yi would take the initiative to provoke and launch an offensive first.

In the central army's tent, Yang Yuanqing stood in front of the sand table, listening quietly to Xie Yingdeng's report. Qin Qiong next to him seemed a little uneasy, and even had a hint of worry. Laishui County was occupied by the Youzhou Army. Laishui, which could have served as a defense line, also became an inland river for the Youzhou Army. To a certain extent, it was his unreasonable defense that led to the Sui army retreating from Laishui. He should have joined forces, rather than set up two large camps, so that they were defeated by Youzhou's concentrated forces.

Although Xie Yingdeng killed Gao Kaidao's 20,000 troops with a beautiful backlash, this did not conceal his passiveness in order to withdraw his troops.

Yang Yuanqing did not pay attention to why Qin Qiong ordered the withdrawal of troops. He was more concerned about the cause and effect of Xie Yingdeng's ambush Gao Kaidao Army. As a commander who controls the overall situation, he did not care much about the gains and losses of a city and a region. He was concerned about the contradiction between Luo Yi's Youzhou Army and Gao Kaidao's Liaodong Army.

From the ambush described by Xie Yingdeng, Yang Yuanqing also sensitively captured the absence of the Youzhou Army in this ambush. He knew Luo Yi very well, was good at fighting and had rich experience. As a slightly smart general, he would realize that the Sui Army might have ambushing. Luo Yi obviously also realized this, so he did not send troops to follow him.

But even though Luo Yi knew there was danger, why didn't he stop Gao Wentong from leading his troops to chase the west? Is he unable to stop it, or did he intentionally indulge it?

"Master, please don't care whoever dies and lives!"

Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but shout, "Now Luo Yi has only 30,000 people, and we have a 50,000 army. Isn't it a solution to kill Luo Yi?"

His voice was very loud and his nasal sound was heavy. The echo was buzzing in the tent. Qin Qiong saw himself interrupting, and couldn't help but glar at him fiercely. Cheng Yaojin was so scared that he didn't dare to say anything anymore. He was more afraid of Qin Qiong. He had been afraid of him since the beginning of Daye, and has been afraid until now.

Yang Yuanqing was interrupted by Cheng Yaojin's broken throat. He glanced at everyone and saw Wang Junkuo thinking, so he asked him: "What do General Wang think about this?"

Since Hanoi surrendered to Yang Yuanqing, Wang Junkuo has been very low-key and doesn't speak much, but not speaking does not mean he has no brains. Most of the time he is thinking. When he saw the general manager ask himself, Wang Junkuo immediately bowed and replied: "Reporting to the general manager, Bei Zhi thought Luo Gao and the other two were not on the same road. Luo Yi was from a famous family, a general of the Sui Dynasty, and was named King of Beiping by the Tang Dynasty. Gao Kaidao was just a bandit in Douzigang's rebellion. The two were not the same people at all. I have heard of Gao Wentong, who is cruel and stupid, has a bad temper, and his military discipline is very poor. He will never be honest in Luo Yi's territory. They have been together for a winter, so how could there be no conflicts? Bei Zhi believes that there must be a deep conflict between them, which led to the inconsistent actions of the two armies."

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "General Wang said it very well, which coincides with my idea. Gao Kaidao has a 100,000 army, and Luo Yi also has 70,000 elite troops. The two armies fight together. The strength cannot be underestimated. We cannot underestimate the enemy just because General Xie's ambush was successful this time. We do not need to rush to fight with the other party. The key is to destroy the alliance between Luo Yi and Gao Kaidao. This time Gao Wentong's army was annihilated. Gao Wentong will not admit that he underestimated the enemy, he will only put the blame on Luo Yi. We think there will inevitably be conflicts between them, let us wait and see."

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All the generals retreated, and there were only Yang Yuanqing and Qin Qiong in the big tent. Yang Yuanqing then asked Qin Qiong, "Why did Shubao think of withdrawing the army and giving up Laishui County?"

Qin Qiong sighed, "I didn't expect them to join forces to attack in one place, nor did I expect Luo Yi to launch it in advance. I was worried that General Xie and General Wang would be stationed in two battalions and were defeated by Luo Yi's concentrated superior forces, so I ordered them to withdraw to Yi County, and there were some tactical considerations."

"What tactical considerations?"

"The main ones are heavy armored cavalry. The terrain in Laishui County is relatively flat. Bei Yi is worried that Luo Yi will join the heavy armored cavalry to attack the camp, which will be dangerous, so he urgently ordered them to retreat westward. The terrain in Yi County is uneven, and the advantages of the heavy armored cavalry cannot be exerted. In addition, lengthening the front line, it will lengthen the enemy's logistics supply line. In Shanggu County, which has a complex terrain, it is easy to create ambush opportunities."

Yang Yuanqing pondered for a long time and said, "I can't say that you did wrong in this matter. You should also retreat if you need to retreat. But you do have problems with the deployment of troops. You shouldn't station the two armies separately. In addition, you take the heavy armored cavalry too seriously. It is not difficult to deal with them. Just like we have heavy armored infantry, the weakness of the heavy armored infantry is also the weakness of the heavy armored cavalry."

Qin Qiong understood what the general manager meant, but he was still dissatisfied with giving up Laishui County. He quickly stood up and said in a panic: "There was a mistake in the deployment of the military, which led to the loss of Laishui County. Beishi was willing to be punished."

Yang Yuanqing couldn't help laughing, stood up and patted Qin Qiong on the shoulder, pressed him down, and then smiled apologetically: "This is something I'm wrong. I'm used to talking to the old officials in the Taiyuan court. I didn't change it for the time being when I arrived in Shanggu County. In fact, I was hinting you to ask you to voluntarily resign from the position of chief general. I will be the chief general in this battle, but I forgot that you don't understand these tactful qualities in the officialdom, okay! I just said it straightforwardly, withdrawing troops from Laishui is not a big problem, it should be said that it is correct, but this battle is important and we can't afford to lose, so I will be the chief general. You are my deputy general, what I want to say is that simple!"

Yang Yuanqing's frankness moved Qin Qiong, and he also smiled and said, "It's a humble and stupid job. He doesn't understand the meaning of the general manager. It's a humble job honorable for the deputy general of the general manager. If you can't ask for it, you will never complain at all."

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "It's best if you think this way. Go and find Wang Junkuo and Xie Yingdeng, and let's discuss the subsequent combat plan together."

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"Damn, they are Asian generals, and I am also Asian generals. They can drink tea in the central army's tent to discuss military information, but I was rushed to patrol the mountains. Is there any reason?"

Cheng Yaojin led 300 cavalry to patrol the official road northeast of Yi County. Qin Qiong hated him for interrupting casually in the central army's tent, so he drove him out to patrol.

In fact, Cheng Yaojin didn't want to discuss military affairs in the big account. The kind of discussion made him drowsy, but he felt that he had no face. Wang Junguo and Xie Yingdeng could enter the account, but he drove him, the dignified Asian general, out to be the guard of the mountain.

It would be fine to patrol the patrol, but if he was arranged to patrol in Yi County, he might still be able to accept it. It would be nice to hug the brothel girl and drink a few glasses of wine. But he was sent to patrol the wilderness and say that he would catch the scouts in Youzhou. This made Cheng Yaojin's nest full of resentment.

"I'm quitting! I surrender to the Youzhou Army, at least I can become the King of Yuyang, haha! Let's see how your Qin Shubao explains to the general manager?"

Cheng Yaojin cursed all the way, regardless of whether the soldiers behind him heard it or not, the soldiers knew him, and no one took his words to heart. Many soldiers covered their mouths and laughed secretly.

There was a team leader in the middle, who was also a versatile person. He found that this was a chance to please Cheng Yaojin. He leaned forward, looked left and right, secretly took out a small bottle from his arms and handed it on, nodded and bowed, "General, give it!"

"What is this?" Cheng Yaojin glanced at Xiaoping and asked.

"General, this is wine."

"Wine!" Cheng Yaojin's eyes lit up. He was addicted to alcohol as if he had been desperate. However, Qin Qiongzhi's army was extremely strict and strictly prohibited from drinking in the army. He was so suffocated that he had been suffocated in one winter. He took the bottle and pulled it open and smelled it. He suddenly showed an intoxication in his eyes. It was indeed wine. He raised his head and whispered in two gulps and drank it. He smacked his lips and suddenly realized that this was the wine used to treat injuries. He looked at the team in confusion, "Are you kid having sex with the female guard?"

"Which Beiyi has the courage to behead him. This is the wine my brother gave me, and he is the scout."

Cheng Yaojin slapped his thigh hard, "I'm so stupid, I didn't expect the scout."

According to the rules of the Fengzhou army, the scout could bring a pot of wine when he went out of the camp. However, Cheng Yaojin did not expect that Qin Qiong asked him last time if he would be willing to take care of the scout. He thought the scout was too tired, so he did not agree, but forgot that the scout could bring a pot of wine, which made him regret it.

He sighed heavily and shook the bottle again. The wine was gone. "The wine is good, but it's too little." Cheng Yaojin said regretfully.

"General, there is actually a way to drink, and you may not necessarily go to the city."

Cheng Yaojin was overjoyed, "Tell me quickly, where is there any wine?"

"I know there is a village nearby, and there is a tavern inside. It's just a mountain fruit wine. I wonder if the general is used to drinking it?"

Cheng Yaojin was attracted by the small pot of wine. He didn't care about what kind of wine it was. He just had wine. He pinched the back of the team's neck and said anxiously: "Where is the tavern? Take me there!"

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Cheng Yaojin led the team to walk west for more than ten miles, turned on a small road, and walked about two or three miles. Sure enough, he saw a small village not far away. In front of a house at the entrance of the village, he was overjoyed and turned around and said to the soldiers: "If you want to drink, follow me, but don't want to go and rest on the spot."

After pausing, he added: "I will pay for it myself, I won't treat you!"

The Sui army had strict military disciplines and was not allowed to drink alcohol when performing tasks. Those who violated the orders beat fifty military sticks. No three hundred soldiers dared to go and rested in the woods. Only three or four soldiers with good wine went with Cheng Yaojin.

Cheng Yaojing walked to the entrance of the village, and suddenly there was a barking and yelling sound from the village. A thin man ran out of the village with a few chickens in his arms, chasing more than a dozen villagers holding hoes and sticks behind him. A group of local dogs ran in front, and the dogs barked wildly, and the villagers shouted and scolded.

The thief turned around and ran, but did not see several Sui soldiers coming in front. He suddenly found that someone was blocking the road ahead. When he looked up, he saw that it was Sui soldiers. He was so scared that he was so scared that he turned to run into the woods. Cheng Yaojin's hand was quick and he grabbed him with a quick glance, threw him to the ground, and stepped on his back.

"Beat him to death, beat this chicken thief to death!" The villagers surrounded him and were so angry that they wanted to kill the man. More than a dozen dogs barked at Cheng Yaojin fiercely.

"Please save my life, I have important information to give to Jun Ye!"

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