The two thousand Tang troops who were having lunch in the military camp quickly assembled. At this time, the warehouse in the distance had already caught fire and rolling smoke was rising. Song Wenfu was anxious and led the two thousand out of the camp and rushed to the warehouse two miles away.

There were 150,000 stones of grain, 50,000 dan of forage and 30,000 sets of armor in the warehouse. The war preparation materials that the Tang army was preparing to transfer to Xiangyang. If something happened, Song Wenfu would not be able to bear the responsibility.

The terrain on the east bank of Danshui is determined by the mountain. The mountain is round and there is a large open space between the north and the south. However, it is pushed to the line along the river by the prominent mountains. It is a typical dumbbell-like terrain with wide ends and slender in the middle, which makes the military camps separated by the warehouse about two miles away.

Because the middle part is low and it is convenient for the large ship to dock, the Tang army used it to build a wharf. The wharf was two miles long and dozens of large ships were moored. This was the Qianshi fleet that had just arrived from Xiangyang to prepare to transport food, grass and supplies.

The boatmen were not in the boat, but went to the county town on the other side to drink and have fun. They only started to ship goods tomorrow, and the Fenglei Sui army seized this gap period and attacked.

Song Wenfu took the lead and led two thousand soldiers to run along the path. Not far from the west of the path was the pier, and on the other side was a gloomy forest. Even during the day, the forest was dark.

There were more than 500 steps away from the warehouse, and there were faint shouts of killing and screams. Song Wenfu was shocked and couldn't help but tighten the reins, and the war horse immediately slowed down.

At this moment, a sound of chung suddenly sounded in the mountains and forests, and dense arrows shot out from the mountains and forests. The Tang army was caught off guard and were shot down by arrows. The screams were heard. The main general Song Wenfu became the target of public criticism. Dozens of arrows were shot at him. Song Wenfu could not dodge and hit more than twenty arrows in a row, shooting like a porcupine. The sword in his hand fell to the ground, and the body fell to the ground from the horse.

Liu Lancheng, who was lying here, yelled, "Get out!"

Eight hundred cavalry rushed out of the mountains and forests and instantly rushed the Tang soldiers into two sections. The Fenglei cavalry went down the mountain like tigers, waving horizontal swords and battle spears to kill the Tang soldiers in chaos.

The thick smoke ignited in the warehouse also alarmed the county town on the other side. There were only dozens of soldiers guarding the city in the county town. They were so scared that they closed the city gates. More than a thousand boatmen who were drinking and looking for fun in the city heard the news and ran up to the city to look at the other side of Danshui. They saw that the warehouse group was shrouded in smoke and fire. The smoke covered the sky, and even the mountains and forests began to burn, but it was not only the warehouse that burned, but also the military camps on the south side ignited a raging fire.

The battle on the trail was over and there was no sight of the battle between the two sides. At this time, a boatman pointed at the big ship and shouted: "They are on the dock!"

Many boatmen saw it, and dozens of cavalrymen were throwing torches into the big ship. All the boatmen's hearts sank into the abyss. The cavalry were burning the boat. After a moment, several big ships began to catch fire, and the fire became bigger and bigger. On the other side, two big ships were ignited by the fire, and the ropes and masts were burning.

At this time, dozens of cavalrymen rushed up the hills and ran towards the depths of the woods, and their figures gradually disappeared.

Two days later, Qu Tutong led 5,000 troops to Junyang County. The east bank of Danshui in Junyang County was in a mess. The granary and military camp were burned to white ground. There were large traces of overfire on the mountain, leaving only charred tree stumps. The dozens of thousand-stone cargo ships anchored on the pier were left with dozens of wreckage, piled up on the pier, which was extremely shocking.

Qu Tutong walked in the warehouse that was burned to white land, and all the supplies were burned to ashes. There was only a thirty-foot-long fence left in the entire warehouse, and dozens of large wood burned into charcoal without breaking. This made Qu Tutong very heavy. 150,000 stones of grain and a large amount of soldiers and forage were burned down, forcing them to stop preparing for war and delay the plan to attack Jingbei. Qu Tutong knew the seriousness of the consequences. How did he explain to the emperor that the upcoming Qin King?

At this time, a lieutenant led several surviving soldiers over, "General, they are all survivor soldiers!"

The three thousand soldiers were also killed, and only less than a hundred people were left. Fortunately, they survived because they swam through Danshui. Several soldiers still had fear and knelt down and cried: "General, brothers have died so miserably!"

"Don't cry!"

Qu Tutong stopped them impatiently and asked, "How many troops are there?"

"About a thousand cavalry!"

There were only a thousand cavalrymen, Qu Tutong frowned, "Are they the Sui army cavalry?"

"We don't know if they were the Sui army cavalry, but they were too powerful. They were all fierce and fierce, and their war horses were extremely strong. They could easily kill our five brothers by one person. Maybe they were cavalry sent from Luoyang." Another soldier said.

Of course, Qu Tutong knew that it would not be the Luoyang cavalry. There were only 5,000 cavalry in Luoyang, and 5,000 cavalry could not make such a powerful thousand cavalry. It must be the Sui army. Only the huge cavalry and scout cavalry of the Sui army could select such a brave thousand people.

"General, Your Highness of Qin will be here tomorrow. Should we clean up the place?" a general asked carefully.

Qu Tutong sighed, shook his head and said, "Keep it as it is!"

Li Shimin came faster than expected. The next morning he and a fleet arrived in Junyang County. Li Shimin had heard some news halfway, and an unknown army attacked the Tang army's logistics center in Junyang County. This news made him anxious and ordered the fleet to sail overnight and arrive in Junyang County.

Li Shimin stood at the bow of the boat and stared at the warehouse where the east bank of Danshui was burned to white land. He was extremely shocked. At this time, he was eager to know how much damage it had caused and to what extent it would affect the Tang army's plan for the Eastern Expedition?

Since the ship could not be stopped on the dock, the fleet was moored on the west coast. Only Li Shimin's boat slowly stopped in a gap, with huge wreckage burned to charcoal on both sides. As soon as Li Shimin walked ashore, Qu Tutong stepped forward and knelt down, "I am in vain for my duty, I beg your Highness to punish me severely!"

"Tell me first, what's going on? How much is the loss?"

"Your Highness, the inference of humble duties should be done by the Sui army."

"Let me talk about how much losses are there first?" Li Shimin interrupted him.

"Three thousand casualties, 30,000 sets of soldiers and armor were burned, and 50,000 dan of grass."

"Where is the grain?" Li Shimin suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart. The forage and military armor were basically not transported away, so the amount of grain would not be small.

Qu Tutong whispered for a while: "All 150,000 stones of food were burned."

"What?"

Li Shimin's eyes turned dark and he was almost about to fall. Two guards hurriedly supported him.

Li Shimin slowly came back to his senses and said in pain: "I have been busy for a month and have only transported 200,000 stones of food, but it has been burned 150,000 stones. Aren't we wasted this month?"

Qu Tutong said with shame: "This is the responsibility of Beizhi. The location of Beizhi is wrong. Although this is the intersection of Danshui and Hanshui, the land on both sides is too narrow, and at most 5,000 troops can only be stationed. Beizhi believes that the difference between 5,000 and 3,000 is not big, so he only stationed 3,000 people."

"If 5,000 people are stationed, can we avoid this loss?" Li Shimin asked coldly.

Qu Tutong shook his head, "Unless the troops stationed 10,000, it will be difficult for 5,000 people to protect the warehouse."

"That's it. The problem is that we shouldn't set up a transit warehouse, which gives the other party an opportunity to take advantage of it."

Li Shimin sighed, "If you have to hold the responsibility accountable, it is also my responsibility. I didn't expect Zhang Xuan to send out a surprise troops, nor did I expect him to interfere in our Eastern Expedition. It was me who underestimated Zhang Xuan. I would apologize to my father for this matter!"

Li Shimin knew very well that if Qu Tutong was responsible, then his father would definitely punish him, so that Qu Tutong could no longer send troops to the general. Li Shimin did not want to see such a result. If he was responsible for himself, then the matter would end up in vain.

Qu Tutong wanted to say it again, but Li Shimin did not allow him to mention this matter again. Li Shimin pondered for a moment and said to Qu Tu: "Zhang Xuan's intention is very obvious. He is delaying the progress of our Eastern Expedition so that he can finally free up his hands to interfere with our Eastern Expedition. Our top priority is to seize the Jiangxia County mine, collect a large number of Jingzhou civilian ships, and smelter iron and build military armor in Xiangyang. As for the shortage of food, we can temporarily borrow grain from the Xiangyang gentry, and I will guarantee it and return it to them again, so that we can fight back the time."

Qu Tutong bowed and said, "I thought about it repeatedly last night. I think Zhang Xuan's raiding tactics are very good. We can learn from it. We can also draw 3,000 most elite troops and directly kill Jiangxia County. Currently, there are only 5,000 Liang troops in Jiangxia County, and 3,000 troops are enough to seize it!"

"This plan can be implemented!"

Li Shimin fully agreed with Qu Tutong's reference strategy. Although they suffered heavy losses in Junyang County, they must not affect the progress of the Eastern Expedition. They must make up for it and defeat Zhang Xuan's plan to delay their Eastern Expedition.

Li Shimin immediately said: "I took over an army from my brother not long ago. The main general is Qin Qiong and Qin Shubao. This man is both wise and brave, and has the style of a famous general. He asked him to lead his army to raid Jiangxia County."
Chapter completed!