Chapter 203 Wang Quan borrows soldiers

"Let the soldiers dig soil to fill the pit, fill the pit for me." Meng Gu'etai looked at the trench in front of him and gave an order.

He didn't believe that he couldn't do anything about a trench, and that a living person could be suffocated to death by urine.

"Let people cut down some trees and build some wooden bridges. No matter what, we must pass this trench."

"Also order the soldiers not to counterattack. If the enemy shoots arrows, they can only defend. Anyone who dares to disobey will be killed!" Meng Gu'etai said.

He guessed that the Tang army should not have many arrows, and once they were all shot, they would be gone! The Tang army did not dare to shoot at will, so the army could smoothly fill the trench with soil.

The main reason for not allowing the soldiers to shoot arrows back was that they could not see the people on the other side and could not establish a target,

so it would be useless to shoot arrows. Secondly, the arrows shot back could be picked up by the other side and used again, which would be like helping the enemy.

The other side could pick up the arrows they shot and shoot them back again, which would only hinder the progress of filling the trenches.

After a long time, the Tang army in Xiazhou would definitely send troops to rescue after knowing the news, and then they would fail.

Therefore, they had to fill the trenches in the shortest time possible, launch a fierce attack on the 20,000 Tang army on the opposite side, wipe out this Tang army in one fell swoop, and capture the Tang Dynasty prince alive.

"Yes!" The messenger took the order and passed on Meng Gu'etai's order. The army immediately divided the

work and cooperated. Some were cutting down trees, some were digging the earth, and the Xueyantuo army was working on civil engineering.

It was imperative to complete the work of filling the trenches in the shortest time.

In this way, the army was dispersed, and most of them went to cut down trees and dig the earth. There were only 10,000 soldiers and horses around Meng Gu'etai who maintained a fighting posture.

At this time, Xue Wanche was leading 6,000 cavalrymen, staring at Meng Gu'etai in the dark, and saw that most of the Xueyantuo army went to cut down trees and dig the earth.

He knew that the opportunity had come!

"Brothers, the opportunity to make achievements has come! Follow me!" Xue Wanche gave an order and led 6,000 soldiers to attack the defenseless Menggu'etai.

Although Li Chengqian used himself as bait and waited for reinforcements here, his main purpose was to inflict heavy damage on Xueyantuo.

Menggu'etai was shocked when Xue Wanche's cavalry came to attack! He panicked immediately, and most of his soldiers were dispersed to cut down trees and dig soil.

It was impossible to gather in a short time, so Menggu'etai could only make up his mind and lead the 10,000 soldiers around him to meet the enemy.

"Blow the horn immediately to assemble the army, and the rest of the soldiers follow me to kill the enemy!" Meng Gu'etai gave the order while leading 10,000 troops to attack Xue Wanche.

"Woo~Woo~" The horn representing the assembly sounded, and the Xueyantuo soldiers who were scattered around put down their work and immediately moved towards the main general's flag.

The two sides soon collided with each other. Before the Xueyantuo army was assembled, Xue Wanche killed a few back and forth, and then retreated urgently, not giving Meng Gu'etai any chance to surround and kill them.

As long as the opponent relaxes his vigilance, Xue Wanche will definitely kill back again and carry out effective harassment. Once the enemy army gathers, Xue Wanche will retreat immediately, not giving the opponent any chance.

This made Meng Gu's teeth itch with evilness, and finally gave up the plan to fill the trenches, and gathered superior forces to deal with Xue Wanche's guerrillas first.

At this time, Wang Quan finally arrived in Wantong City.

"Quick! Take me to see your governor. I am Wang Quan, the eunuch beside the prince. I have something important to say to your governor." Wang Quan came to the gate of the city and shouted to the soldiers guarding the city.

"Please follow me!" The soldiers guarding the city did not dare to delay and immediately called the officers guarding the city. The officers knew that the matter involving the prince must be a big deal.

Even if it was not a big deal, it must be treated as a big deal, and special cases must be handled as special cases. The officers did not dare to delay and took Wang Quan to see Liu Lan, the governor of Xiazhou.

"Eunuch Wang, why are you back? Where is the prince? What instructions does the prince have?" Liu Lan asked after seeing Wang Quan.

Looking at Wang Quan who looked like a wolf, he always felt that something was about to happen. He had a bad feeling in his heart. He had finally sent the prince away, and he must not make any mistakes at this critical moment.

Song Junming, Zhishi Sili, Tian Renhui and others came after hearing the news. The prince suddenly sent his personal eunuch back, and something must have happened.

"The prince is besieged by the Xueyantuo army and is in danger! I was ordered to break out of the siege and ask for help from you, Governor Liu."

"Governor Liu, send troops to rescue the prince as soon as possible! Otherwise it will be too late!" Wang Quan said.

"What?" Liu Lan was shocked! The prince had just left Xiazhou when he was besieged by the Xueyantuo army.

Could it be that the Xueyantuo had already reached the heartland of the Tang Dynasty? How could

he know that Li Chengqian did not return to Chang'an from the heartland of the Tang Dynasty, but went in the opposite direction to the Mobei direction and set up camp not far from Bazhuo's army.

This attracted the attack of Bazhuo's 50,000 troops, but it was not as critical as Wang Quan said. Menggu's 50,000 troops had not even touched the outer perimeter of Li Chengqian's camp.

They were blocked on the opposite side of the trench and were harassed by Xue Wanche several times, suffering many casualties. Now they are chasing Xue Wanche everywhere.

He didn't care about the prince on the other side of the trench, so it was not as dangerous as Wang Quan said.

"What you just said is true? Why was the prince besieged by the Xueyantuo army? How many soldiers did the other side have?"

Wang Quan's words were heard by Song Junming and others who came in.

Wang Quan turned around and saw Song Junming and others walked in. The one who asked the question was Zhishi Sili.

Wang Quan naturally couldn't tell them the real situation. Fortunately, Li Chengqian had explained it before he came, and he knew how to deal with Zhishi Sili and others.

"General, now is not the time to talk about the cause. The prince is in deep danger, and we should send troops to rescue him immediately. It won't be too late to say anything after the prince is rescued." Wang Quan said, looking very anxious.

This made Zhishisi Li and others believe that what Wang Quan said was true.

They also knew that the situation was urgent, so they stopped asking why the prince was attacked and besieged by the Xueyantuo army, but they had no information at all.

"How many troops does Xueyantuo have?" But they had to find out how many troops the other side had.

"There are 100,000 troops besieging the prince, otherwise, I wouldn't have to fight my way out and come to ask for help!" Wang Quan said.

After hearing this, Zhishisi Li and others frowned. The enemy army sent such a large force to kill them, and they should not be unaware of it.

How did the Xueyantuo avoid our scouts? Everyone was puzzled!

They never thought that this was actually a trap set by the prince, not only to lure the Xueyantuo into it, but also to lure them into it.