Datang: Showdown, your father and I are Li Shimin

Chapter 117 Abandoning the luggage and rushing to help at full speed

At the same time, under the leadership of Zhao Jun, Li Ze's Shenji Army had also arrived outside Bazhou Pass, and immediately began to build fortifications west of Bazhou Pass.

General Lian Feng of the Bazhou Guard Army took more than two thousand men named Zhao Jun to help out on sentry.

"General Zhao... what can be ambushed in this large plain? And the Tubo people may have reached the Maozhou Pass by now. Why are you deploying defenses outside my Bazhou Pass?" Lian Feng stood by Zhao who was laying the lead. Behind Jun, he looked around boredly.

On both sides of the wide official road, there are hardly any hills or woods that can be used as a shelter. In the eyes of General Lianfeng, this area has no possibility of an ambush at all, and only a clay pot can be of any use.

"This is His Majesty's decree, and it is Doctor Li's intention. I just need to follow it. When the time comes, the Tubo army will come." Zhao Jun stood up and patted his sore back.

Looking around, I saw soldiers squatting or bending over everywhere, facing the loess and back to the sky, stroking the line, laying mines, and filling the soil.

Nearly half a mile in front of and behind a pipeline, countless potholes have been dug in all directions. At the same time, the newly turned soil was quickly dried out of moisture, and it looked no different from other places.

"You said, these things really have that much power? Just such a big clay pot, can blow up ten horses?" Lian Feng became more and more curious. As for the power of this thing, only Li Er, Li Ze and Shen Some soldiers in the aircraft battalion knew it.

Just when Zhao Jun was about to explain, suddenly a fast horse galloped towards him, and the messenger dismounted, cupped his hands towards Lianfeng Zhao Jun and said, "General Qi, the forward army of the Tubo army is outside the Maozhou Pass. Set up camp five miles away, and the main force of the Chinese army has already crossed the Jinjiang River, at this time... at this time, it should be eighty miles away from the Maozhou Pass!"

Eighty miles!

Lian Feng and Zhao Jun suddenly looked at each other with a little horror.

"So fast?" Zhao Jun couldn't help the corners of his eyes twitching slightly, and murmured: "No wonder Doctor Li repeatedly told him that there should be no delay on the way, and I don't know how long it will take for General Qin to reach Maozhou."

"Gudu~" Lian Feng swallowed secretly, and immediately looked at Zhao Jun and said: "What... what should we do? It takes eighty miles to arrive in one day and one night. There are not many defenders in Maozhou Pass, so I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on. how long!"

Zhao Jun looked around with an unusually solemn expression, and immediately stroked his chin, pacing back and forth in front of Lian Feng.

"There are these landmines in Bazhou, and there should be no need for many defenders..."

Thinking about it, Zhao Jun turned his head, looked at the densely packed sentry posts on the city wall, then looked at Lian Feng and said, "How many people are there in your Bazhou city?"

Lian Feng bowed his head and pondered for a moment, then quickly responded: "About 5000 people!"

"It's not as good as this!" Zhao Jun said with a very solemn expression: "You allocate 2 people, take a small road from Bazhou Pass, go straight to Maozhou, and rush to help General Xu Mao. A ten thousand defenders is enough."

Lian Feng's face turned pale immediately, and several lieutenants around him immediately began to discuss in a low voice.

Qin Wan asked, "1 people? If the Tubo army turns around and attacks our Bazhou Pass, can these 1 people hold it?"

"That's right... there are only 1 people. Doesn't this change the situation of Maozhou to Bazhou?" Lian Feng also looked at Zhao Jun very worriedly, waiting for Zhao Jun to continue to make a decision.

After all, they came from Chang'an City and carried His Majesty's decree, so the attitude of these few towards Zhao Jun is still very friendly.

Zhao Jun immediately smiled and said: "It's okay, when you were in Chang'an City, the plan that His Majesty discussed with Dr. Li and others was to drive the Tubo barbarians out of Bazhou and take them down in one fell swoop!"

"Ah?" Lian Feng, his deputy Qin Wan and Liu Xu looked at each other in blank dismay.

What does this mean?
Drive to Bazhou Pass?Just rely on so many tens of thousands of people?

Lian Feng looked at the backs of those who were still busy around him, and asked very worriedly: "Although you said that the power of these landmines is terrible, but Tubo has made up his mind this time, and almost moved with all his strength. Can the jar really stop the hundreds of thousands of Tibetan troops?"

Zhao Jun also stood up and put away the indifferent look on his face, looked at the generals and said seriously: "This thing is what I saw with my own eyes, and there is absolutely no mistake! General Lian, although you can dispatch with confidence, the soldiers are precious and fast, I'm afraid At this time, Maozhou will continue to support the army to stabilize the morale of the army!"

To the east of Shannan Road, on the official road to Maozhou.

Qin Qiong walked forward slowly with the main force. Most of the Chinese army were infantry and carried a lot of supplies, so the marching speed was not very fast.

"General Qin! General Qin!"

Suddenly there was a loud shout in the distance, and one man and one horse ran towards Qin Qiong with a command flag, rushed to Qin Qiong's side, and said out of breath without thinking about dismounting: "The Tubo vanguard has fought against General Xu for the first time. , the Tubo people came fiercely, and the offensive was very hasty, although the casualties of the two armies were mixed, but General Xu did not have many defenders and urgently needed support."

"The former Tubo army has set up camp five miles outside the Maozhou Pass. The first scout reports that the main force of the Tubo Central Army has crossed the Jinjiang River, and the battle is imminent!"

"I also hope that General Qin will rush to rescue Maozhou Pass!"

The messenger didn't rest for a moment at all, so he patted his horse and galloped back the same way.

Qin Qiong's face darkened immediately, and he looked up at the sky, roughly estimating the time.

Zhang Shigui and others on the side didn't dare to complain at all, and they didn't even have the desire to chat.

Looking at Zhang Shigui with his head down, Yu Chigong couldn't help snorting coldly, and complained: "Huh! If we had marched faster a few days ago, I'm afraid we would have arrived outside the Maozhou Pass by now, and there is still the matter of those Tubo barbarians." ?”

"I have to wait until the fire is imminent before I think about marching!"

Yu Chigong glared at Zhang Shigui, and immediately prepared to drive the horses, walking towards the rear of the army: "I'll go and urge you!"

"No need!" Qin Qiong suddenly turned around and raised one hand high.

Yu Chigong, Zhang Shigui and others suddenly looked puzzled, not knowing what Qin Qiong was going to do.

"Lighten the fire and make food, rest for a while after eating, throw all the baggage to the side of the road, and rush to Maozhou with light clothes at full speed!" Qin Qiong's face was very decisive, not at all like joking.

Drop the baggage and move forward at full speed?
Yu Chigong, Zhang Shigui and others hesitated for a while, but they didn't stay in a daze for too long, so they immediately responded with clasped fists: "Decree!"

Qin Qiong, as a commander who has experienced many battles, will not have too many people doubting his decision, even if he doubts, he should not say it at this time.

"The whole army listens to the order! Bury the pot to make food, abandon the luggage, take a short rest, and then rush to Maozhou with light packs and full speed!"

"The whole army listens to the order! Bury the pot to make food, abandon the luggage, take a short rest, and then rush to Maozhou with light packs and full speed!"

……

Immediately, the entire army began to disperse to both sides of the road.

An hour later, the army dropped all the dry food, iron pans and other military items before it was completely dark, and marched lightly and at full speed along the road to Maozhou.

(End of this chapter)