Chapter 645 Killing Two Birds with One Stone

...If it were the cavalry, they would be able to capture Songzhou City in just one hour." Zhou Qing's eyes lit up and he said, "Not to mention one hour, even two hours, no matter how powerful Qin Ling is, it is impossible to attack it.

of Xia Songzhou, and as long as our army's vanguard arrives, Qinling can only postpone the attack and withdraw its troops back to camp in order to avoid being attacked by our army from both sides. It is impossible to capture Songzhou City. Zhang Yifeng only needs to hold on to the city for an hour.

, is enough to prevent these losses from happening."

"That's right." Jiang Xingba nodded and said, "Zhang Yifeng is timid before fighting. Our army is not far from here, but the Tubo army just reached Songzhou City first. Zhang Yifeng didn't even fight.

When he was beaten, he automatically offered food, grass and beautiful women, and then claimed himself as a hero and told the whole Songzhou City that he thought he saved Songzhou by himself. It's really disgusting, this old fox got a lot of benefits in the end.

General, we can't let this guy succeed in his evil plot. I will send troops to the prefect's mansion and arrest him." With that, he walked towards the outside of the tent.

,"Stop."

It’s custom-made, no one can disobey it, not even you and me. If you go to arrest Zhang Yifeng like this, by then, even if you are reasonable, you will become irrational."

"Can't we just let him go like this?" Jiang Xingba said dissatisfied. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty had very strict rules. In order to avoid what happened in the late Sui Dynasty, he issued an imperial edict that civilian officials were not allowed to interfere with the generals' command, and military generals were not allowed to interfere.

Civil servants govern the people. That’s why the Xuande Hall and the General Staff Department were set up so that civil and military officials can perform their respective duties. Although Xue Rengui was deeply trusted by the emperor and had a high and powerful position, if he disposed of the governor of a state at will, the imperial court would

The law will not let him go. Now even the prince Lu Chengtai has been punished for breaking the law." In the world, both civil and military officials and meritorious nobles are very careful. Who dares to violate the laws of the court?

Woolen cloth?

, "We can't deal with an official casually, but we still have the right to tell His Majesty the matter." Zhou Qing sneered: "What's more, Zhang Yifeng entrusted the Tibetan army with food and grass, so the food and grass in the city must be

If it is not enough, he will be punished for neglecting military aircraft when the time comes.

At that time, no one would say anything for him."

"Tong Qing is right." Xue Rengui nodded and said, "None of us can touch the laws of the imperial court. Otherwise, even if His Majesty cares about our merits, I will not spare you."

"Follow the general's orders." The generals' expressions changed and they said quickly.

"Report" to the general manager, the Songzhou prefect ordered people to come to Mou camp with ten thousand stones of grain and ask the general manager to check and collect it." At this time, I suddenly heard reports from soldiers outside the big tent.

, "Wan Shi? You're here so quickly. Could it be that everything we saw is fake?" Zhou Qing and others suddenly showed surprise on their faces. They didn't expect Zhang Yifeng to be so fast." He escorted the grain and grass away.

Entering the camp" was something that no one expected.

, "Let's go and have a look." Xue Rengui also had a look of surprise on his face, obviously all this was beyond his expectation. Is there still food and grass left in Songzhou City?

In other words, Zhang Yifeng did not send food and grass to the Tibetan people at all. When he thought of this, Xue Rengui did not dare to neglect. He quickly led everyone towards the outside of the camp, and the generals followed closely behind, with their faces covered with tears.

It comes out of complexity.

, "I've seen the general." Outside the camp, I saw Song Governor Shi leading a group of people and pulling hundreds of carriages parked outside. When the governor saw Xue Rengui leading the generals out, he hurried forward to pay homage.

road.

, "There is no need to be polite, Sir. When I came to Songzhou, I caused a lot of disturbance, so please don't blame me." Xue Rengui glanced at the carriage, nodded, and could only put a trace of doubt in his heart.

, "Haha! They are all serving the country, and the general does not have to do this. Haha, since the food and grass have been transported here, I would like to ask the general to accept it. I have something important to do, so I have to leave first." Chang Shi pointed to the carriage behind him.

He said with a smile.

, "Thank you, sir." Xue Rengui also nodded. As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person. Chang Shi was so respectful.

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, "Brother, this?" When Xue Rengui returned to the camp gate, Zhou Qing pointed to the carriage on one side, with a look of disbelief on his face.

"Let's go back." Xue Rengui looked gloomy. After walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped, pointed at the grain behind him and said, "Go, find two carriages and bring two bags of grain into the tent."

Zhou Qing and others did not dare to neglect, and Jiang Xingba rushed forward, grabbed a rice bag with one hand, and followed closely behind.

, "Brother, is there some secret in this rice bag?" In the big tent, the rice bag had been opened.

The scene comes.

"Look, the quality of this rice is different." Xue Rengui pointed to the two bags of rice and said.

"One bag is new rice, and the other is old rice, but there is nothing strange about this. It is the same in every granary, old rice is pressed against new rice, and they are all mixed together." Zhou Qing shook his head and said, "Just rely on this

, we can’t find any evidence to prove that there is no food in the Songzhou granary.”

What about these two grain bags?

Xue Renyi pointed at the grain bag and sneered.

At this time, everyone discovered that on the two grain bags, one had the words "Changsheng" written on it and the other had the words "Dafa" written on it. Obviously, these two nouns were the names of the grain shops.

In this way, the source of these two bags of rice became clear. They were clearly obtained from si merchants.

"How disgusting. They actually treat us as fools." Wang Xinhe snorted coldly.

"Zhang Yifeng's prestige in Songzhou City is very high!" Zhou Qing said softly: "Such a person cannot be touched lightly. After all, he saved a whole city of people, and the entire Songzhou City

I am grateful for his kindness. What's more, Songzhou City is on the border, with many business travelers, and it is related to the officials in the court. If Zhang Yifeng is killed, not to mention that the officials in the court will not let the general go.

The same is true for the people. More importantly, Zhang Yifeng has been operating in Songzhou for more than ten years without collapse. The entire Songzhou City has long been run by him like an iron bucket. If a dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, he might as well dedicate Songzhou City to Tubo.

It’s not impossible, because his family, old and young, are all in Songzhou City!”

, "He dares." Jiang Xing's nose changed, and he roared: "Then I will kill him now."

"No." Xue Rengui waved his hand and said, "We cannot act rashly on this matter. We currently do not have enough troops. If we defend Songzhou, we can. But if we want to invade Tubo, we cannot."

"Brother means...,

"Zhou Qing's eyes lit up.

, "Let the champion come." Xue Rengui said without thinking, "If our army joins forces with him, there will be nearly 60,000 people. Not only can we defend Songzhou, but we can also invade Tumu territory.

By that time, it won't be too late for us to deal with Zhang Yifeng.

, "Qin Yong?" Everyone's expressions changed when they heard this. Qin Yong was a taboo in the Tang army. This man killed people like crazy. This was the same on the grasslands and in all countries in the Western Regions. He didn't know how many people he had killed. Let him.

Come here, is it he who listens to Xue Rengui or Xue Rengui who listens to him? What's more, this man is so murderous that ordinary people would not dare to get close to him. His whole body is cold and makes people feel extremely uncomfortable.

, "Yes, let him come. He is good at fighting in enemy countries. He traveled across the Western Regions back then, and he may not be able to control Tubo this time."

After leaving, the champion will definitely send someone to discuss the matter of the two armies joining forces. You must know that Songzhou is the closest place to Tubo."

"Haha! Since eldest brother has decided this matter, let's just follow his decision and leave." Zhou Qing, Li Qinghong and others looked at each other and nodded helplessly.

, "Zhou Qing, you go to the prefect's Yamen now and tell Zhang Yifeng that in ten days, the general manager of the Jiannan Road march, the champion Hou Qinyong, will lead the army here to join our army and ask him to prepare to raise food and grass."

Xue Rengui said to Zhou Qing. A mysterious smile appeared in his eyes.

, "Yes, let's do it now." Zhou Qing suddenly realized and quickly obeyed the order and left.

, "You delivered all the food and grass? What was Xue Rengui's reaction?" In the prefect's mansion, Zhang Yifeng looked at Chang Shi and said calmly. His eyes were as deep as water, and he looked at his fainting hands lightly.

, "The general is very happy." Chang Shi said calmly: "Before leaving, he will also send it out of the camp gate, and all the grain and grass will be collected in the camp. The sheep will have no other reaction.".

Hearing this, a satisfied smile suddenly appeared on Yifeng's face, and he said, "So, this person is also a person who knows etiquette."

, "After all, he is a figure that your Majesty and the general have worked hard to cultivate. If he is a reckless man, how can your majesty and the general take him seriously? Think about what a hero the Tubo Qin Ling is, but he ran into Xue Rengui and fled back to the camp in embarrassment?"

Chang Shi also had a hint of admiration on his face.

, "Hey, I didn't expect that Xue Rengui was so powerful. It was impossible for him to cross the Minjiang River but he was actually crossed. If I had known this, I shouldn't have given so much food and grass to Qin.

Ling." Zhang Yifeng also shook his head regretfully. There was a hint of regret in his words.

"My lord, why are you doing this? I think you are also trying to protect the people of Songzhou from being harmed.

The lost food and grass can be recovered, but once the city is captured by the enemy, how can the dead and injured people be rescued?" Chang Shi comforted him: "Your Majesty is kind and loving to the people, how can you embarrass yourself over this matter? Xue Rengui

The general obviously understood this truth, so he treated his subordinates with courtesy."

"Sir, someone is coming from the military camp." At this moment, a government official outside suddenly said loudly under the dripping eaves.

, "Military camp? What does Xue Rengui want to do?" Chang Shi's expression changed when he heard this, and said: "Hasn't the needed food and grass been transported to the military camp? Why are you here again at this time? Did you think of something again?

It’s a moth.”

, "Don't be anxious, invite him in." Zhang Yifeng narrowed his eyes and said to Chang Shi: "I would like to know what he wants to do? We are also officials of the Tang Dynasty, although he is a duke, and he is still among the generals.

A second-class general, but he is a military general and I am a civil servant. There is no affiliation between the two. What can he do to me?"

"The general is here to pay a visit to the Grand Administrator on the orders of the Chief Superintendent." In the hall, Zhou Qing, wearing armor and smiling, said to Zhang Yifeng.

, "Haha, I am deeply honored that General Zhou is here!" Zhang Yifeng also said with a smile: "It's just that General Zhou is here, could it be because there is a problem with the food and grass supplied to the army in Songzhou City?

If this is the case, the lower officials must severely punish the officials below. Well, the army came to Songzhou to protect the safety of Songzhou City. How can we let you brothers suffer?" Zhang Yifeng said with a smile on his face.

He didn't look as cold as he did just now.

, "Haha! The prefect is too humble. The army came to Songzhou and brought some trouble to the whole Songzhou. General Manager Ming Mo came to thank the prefect for raising food and grass for the army." Zhou Qing also said with a smile:,

"It's just that before I get here, I'm afraid there's something else that will trouble the prefect."

, "Haha! But it doesn't matter." Zhang Yifeng sneered in his heart, but a smile appeared on his face, and he said with a smile: "As long as it is my duty, general, just give me your orders."

"Rushan, our army has entered Songzhou City, and there is no need to worry about Qinling outside the city. The only thing left is to turn from passive to active, and use offense instead of defense. I think we in the Tang Dynasty have always attacked others by ourselves, so what?

It's someone else's turn to attack us. However, with the more than 20,000 troops in our army's hands, it obviously won't have much effect on Tibet, so we need the cooperation of other armies. The chief general has already reported to your majesty, informing the general that the general

The General Staff, the Ministry of War, and the Xuande Hall are preparing to join forces with the champion. There are about 60,000 soldiers and horses. "The army will march into Tubo." The army will gather in Songzhou. In this case, Songzhou will be needed to prepare food and grass. According to the general

According to the assumption of the General Staff, Songzhou City has 300,000 shi of food and grass, which is enough for a 60,000-strong army for a month. Then Songzhou City can report the arrival of fresh food and grass to the General Staff Headquarters, the Ministry of War and the Xuande Hall." Zhou Qing laughed.
To be continued...