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The rest of the people expressed their opinions one after another, and they all agreed with Shangguanyi's strategy.Because under this strategy, the strength of the Tang army was completely mobilized, and Xia Guo's advantages could be fully utilized.

Du Qi saw that there was no objection from the crowd, so he ordered: "Since that's the case, let's make the plan like this. Xue Rengui, you are in charge of arranging the dispatch, let the soldiers enter the city immediately, bring the food that can be brought, and prepare enough dry food. Our army Evacuate Guazhou City. This Guazhou City will be handed over to Li Shimin."

After a pause, Du Qi said: "If you lose your land, you will save your land. If you lose your land, you will lose your land. This time, let's have a good fight with Li Shimin and see how he responds. But when we retreat, we must arrange It is good to block the ambushes who are pursuing.

Once the Tang army wants to chase us overnight, we can be prepared to resist.No, it was covered up by Tang Jun. "

Everyone became excited when they heard Du Qi's words, and their faces were full of fighting spirit.

They can't wait to get ready for action.

Everyone went to arrange the dispatch separately, Xue Rengui and Ma Yuan led the army into the city quickly, and went directly to the granary.Each soldier brought some food, and then the army quickly left the city.In fact, this process only took more than an hour. At this time, it was still dark, and the surrounding area was still dark.

All the troops returned to the camp. At this time, all the weapons and food in the camp were packed.

Du Qi immediately ordered the withdrawal of troops.

The army bypassed Li Shimin's army camp, and then went all the way west.This situation was soon discovered by Li Shimin's scouts around Du Qi's camp. The scouts didn't dare to waste time, so Pegasus rushed back to the Tang army's camp.

It's past early morning now, Li Shimin had a busy day, and because of Hou Junji's murder, he felt quite sad inside, his mood was agitated and repeated, Li Shimin was depressed, and he went to bed early after dealing with government affairs.

When the sentry returned to report the news, the news was first reported to Changsun Wuji.

He handles a lot of messages.

When Changsun Wuji got the news, he didn't dare to waste time, and immediately went to the big tent of the Chinese army where Li Shimin was resting.wait for soldiers

After learning about Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji entered directly and saw Li Shimin wearing a thin shirt on the bed. Changsun Wuji reported: "Your Majesty, Du Qi's army has made a move. Their army left Guazhou City and set off to start the journey." Return to Xia Country."

"Xia Guo?"

Li Shimin frowned and asked, "Could it be that Du Qi is really planning to give up Guazhou?"

Changsun Wuji said: "The minister has also considered this issue. According to Du Qi's nature, he should not be someone who is easy to admit defeat. Especially in the daytime battle, although Du Qi's strength was compromised, in comparison, our The loss was even greater. We fought in the daytime, and nearly 2 soldiers died in the battle. Du Qi shouldn’t just evacuate in such a desperate way! So he must have a plan to abandon Guazhou.”

Li Shimin said: "It's a bit weird."

After a pause, Li Shimin ordered: "Come here, please Li Jing and Wei Zheng to discuss matters."

The soldiers immediately went to inform, and not long after, Li Jing and Wei Zheng entered, Li Shimin directly told about Du Qi's withdrawal, and said, "Du Qi's behavior is strange now, what do you think he means?"

Wei Zheng thought for a while, then said: "Your Majesty, I think Du Qi's approach is very simple. It is to first target the [-] elite led by Duan Zhixuan. After all, Duan Zhixuan's army is alone and has no backup. If he blocks Duan Zhixuan's retreat, Duan Zhixuan's situation is worrisome. As long as Du Qi destroys Duan Zhixuan, and then transfers his troops to fight with us, there will be a chance of winning."

Li Shimin nodded and said: "That's right, that's right. Du Qi continued to guard Guazhou City and was very passive. But now that Du Qi is abandoning Guazhou City, he picks out the pattern at once. Instead, we have to follow Du Qi's rhythm. "

Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty, I feel that this is an opportunity for us. Du Qi seems to have taken the initiative by leaving Guazhou City, but in fact he has lost his foundation and the foundation of his foothold. The reason is very simple. Qi's retreat was to take the initiative to get between us and Duan Zhixuan, and was caught in the middle. In this case, we and Duan Zhixuan attacked at the same time, and Du Qi's army could not bear the pressure. Once it collapsed, it would fall. defeat."

Li Shimin nodded.

Whether it's Wei Zheng or Changsun Wuji, the analysis makes sense.

No one is at fault.

Li Shimin looked at Li Jing again, and said, "Duke Wei, what do you think of this matter?"

Li Jing stroked the gray beard under his jaw, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I believe that Du Qi has indeed entered into our double-team range. There is also a problem, that is, whether we can break through Du Qi's defense line. "

"Right now, Du Qi's plan should be very simple. It must be to allocate part of the troops to resist our attack. Then, go all out to attack Duan Zhixuan. After all, Duan Zhixuan's army has no food supplies. Once the back road is cut off, it will take a long time. Duan Zhixuan is bound to lose. So on the one hand, Duan Zhixuan wants to pinch Du Qi with us, on the other hand, he must also fight for his own sake.

Attack with all your might. "

"Duan Zhixuan's offense, as well as ours, no matter which side achieves a breakthrough, Du Qi will be in trouble, and Du Qi will lose this battle."

"But if our side fails to break through, or if Duan Zhixuan is wiped out, then we will lose this battle. This is to see who is faster and who is stronger."

Li Jing said: "The situation is very simple, but the operation is difficult."

Li Shimin understood after listening, and said with sharp eyes: "We are bound to win this battle. Du Qi took the initiative to show his flaws. If we still can't grasp it, we will miss the opportunity."

After a pause, Li Shimin said: "I am going to march overnight."

"inappropriate!"

Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty, we marched overnight in the dark night, so we can't see the situation clearly. Moreover, Du Qi has landmines. Once he lays an ambush on the official road, it will be easy to ambush us. So right now, I don't think it is possible to It is suitable for pursuit. After dawn, we will not be too late to pursue."

After a pause, Changsun Wuji continued: "Besides, Duan Zhixuan wouldn't let Du Qi enter the army at night, and he would be defeated. After all, Duan Zhixuan has an army of [-], not to mention destroying Du Qi, blocking Du Qi is not a problem. So right now, we don't

He must be in a hurry, knowing Du Qi's intention, and attack Du Qi early tomorrow morning. "

Wei Zheng also agreed.

Li Shimin saw that everyone held the same opinion, so he stopped talking and asked Li Jing to make overall arrangements, and at the same time let everyone go down to rest. After all, it is not far from dawn, so they need to rest a little longer.

Chapter 958

Overwhelm the past

Du Qi's army retreated overnight, and before dawn, they had already arrived at Niulan Mountain.

Xiao Yuanqi was surprised when Du Qi arrived with an army, because the original plan was that Du Qi and his party were in Guazhou.He quickly came down from Niulan Mountain and said, "Your Majesty, didn't you fight the Tang army in Guazhou City? Why are you coming out of Guazhou City now?"

The news of the First World War yesterday has been sent.

Xiao Yuanqi knew that Du Qi's side had the upper hand and won the battle yesterday.It's just that Xiao Yuanqi was puzzled in his heart. According to the established plan, it was not arranged like this.

Du Qi explained: "At present, the battle plan with the Tang army has been adjusted, and the focus is to attack the Tang army that passes through Niulan Mountain. Xiao Yuanqi, you set up a battle, even at the point where Guazhou City leads to Niulan Mountain. Landmines were planted on the official roads, preparing to resist the incoming Li Shimin. The next Tang army will join another Tang army to surround us. The new plan for this battle is to destroy the Tang army in the rear first."

"Yes!"

Xiao Yuanqi went to make arrangements immediately.

Right now is not the time to inquire, first arrange all things and prepare for defense.

Xiao Yuanqi had made certain arrangements before, but the main arrangement was on the mountain.But now, it is necessary to set up a defense line on the official road to stop the attacking Tang army.When Xiao Yuanqi made arrangements, it was already bright, and the army under Du Qi's command had already taken advantage of this short period of time to rest for a certain period of time to recover their physical strength and energy.

Xiao Yuanqi came in front of Du Qi and said, "My lord, everything has been arranged."

Du Qi nodded.

"Report!"

At this moment, another soldier shouted.

A soldier flew to Xiao Yuanqi, first saluted Du Qi, and then reported: "General Xiao, the Tang army is coming from behind. The opponent has issued a banner, which is a paragraph banner."

Du Qi thought for a while after hearing this, and said: "Duan Ziqi, then the leader must be Duan Zhixuan. He has a total of 8 troops, but his strength and combat effectiveness are weaker than ours. Let's take this one first." Criticize the Tang army, and then deal with Li Shimin."

"Report!"