Liu Yuan felt a little embarrassed.

Not normal, too abnormal.

Xiangtan is so quiet that it is weirdly quiet.

Liu Yuan knew what roles Liu An's subordinates had, but now that the army has entered Xiangtan, it seems to have changed its temperament and has become a disciplined army.

At the beginning, Liu Yuan didn't care, but over time, the smell was wrong. Because it was possible for troops like Liu An to control discipline in a short period of time, but being able to control it for a long time will inevitably mean that something big will happen.

Wrapped the raincoat on his body tightly, and looking at the troops advancing forward in the cold wind, Liu Yuan's heart was far less calm than the calmness shown on his face.

There was a riot in front of him, and Liu Yuan frowned and looked forward.

A moment later, several scouts walked up to him with a messy man.

"General, I caught a spy." A scout kicked the man in the bend of his knee without hesitation. The man with his hands twisted his legs fell and fell to the ground.

"Who are you? Where are you from?" Liu Yuan asked at the calm man.

This is not like an ordinary spy. If it is an enemy, it will either show panic, anger or hatred at this time. Over the years, Liu Yuan has seen too many such people. Before the two armies fought, it was very common for spies like this to be captured and killed.

Not only enemies, but also their own.

Scouts are always replenishing their manpower. As the most dangerous army in the army, they are the most elite, with the highest salary and the most dangerous work.

"General Liu, the third team of the Second Brigade of the Neiwei Jiangxi District, is named Niu Jin."

As soon as the man opened his mouth, everyone around him was shocked.

"Voucher!" Although he was also surprised, Liu Yuan asked calmly.

The man twisted his body, and the several Tang army scouts behind him immediately let go of their hands, but the knife he pulled out was not sheathed, and his eyes were still staring at the man.

The man stood up, moved his arms, and took off a cowhide belt around his waist, tore it hard, tear it apart, and a thin nameplate fell out of it, picked up the nameplate from the ground, and handed it to Liu Yuan.

After carefully examining the nameplate, Liu Yuan nodded and returned the nameplate to the man: "Brother Niu Jin, thank you for your hard work."

Hearing that the general admitted the other party's identity, several Tang army scouts around him were even scabbed into the sheath. One of the Tang soldiers who had just kicked him and patted the other party on the shoulder with apologies: "Brother, I'm sorry."

Niu Jin smiled, clasped his fists and bowed: "It's okay, brothers are so good. I've been fucked by you before I even reacted, and I don't even have the chance to speak."

Everyone laughed.

Seeing Niu Jin not speaking, Liu Yuan waved his hand and let the Tang army around him disperse and leave Niu Jin alone.

"Is something wrong?" Liu Yuan asked.

Niu Jin nodded: "General Liu, since Jiujiang, I have been lurking beside Teng Jian. He suddenly came to me yesterday, which really scared me. It was not until this time that I realized that Teng Jian had been instigated by our people. I don't know that it was the powerful character who took the action. It was really amazing."

"What did he say?"

"The matter is very urgent, and Tengjian is unwilling to write letters or something. He just told me a brief story. The matter is urgent. That night, I left the brigade because I was sent out to deliver the letter. I came to look for you all the way." Niu Jin said: "Liu Xinda and Ding Hao from Hunan have colluded. Xiangtan is a trap. Where is it? Ding Hao has prepared a trap and you can guess it. At this time, Liu Xinda's troops have already taken Zhuzhou and our retreat has been cut off."

Liu Yuan's heart skipped, and his face suddenly changed.

"Tengjian and Liu An have all received the order from Liu Xinda. They have retreated along the planned route, and they will eventually return to Zhuzhou." Niu Jindao. "In order to cut off our retreat."

"Yichun?" Liu Yuan suddenly thought of Yichun behind Zhuzhou. If there was no problem with Yichun, Yu Xiaowen's troops would arrive in a few days. With such a big loophole, veterans like Liu Xinda would not ignore it unless they were sure to eliminate this elite Tang army with as many as 10,000 people in a very short period of time.

Niu Jin shook his head, "Tengjian said that Yichun has been captured by Jiangxi now. As for how many Jiangxi troops have entered this battlefield, Liu Xinda did not say it in the order. However, Tengjian guessed that the layout this time was so exquisite and the timing was so accurate, it was obviously for General Ren. I am afraid that Jiangxi has also dispatched a lot of troops."

Liu Yuan felt his heart beating and almost popping out. If Yichun was lost, and if someone from Jiangxi joined the encirclement and suppression of his side, then this time, I would be really hard.

This is completely different from the information obtained from the Jiangxi region that was in conflict at the earliest.

"Niu Jin, thank you for your hard work. I will send someone to ride a fast horse with you and report this news to General Ren as quickly as possible." Liu Yuan said.

Niu Jin nodded: "General Liu, you can't move forward any more. Every time you take a step forward, you will go further away from the other party's trap. Now, look back and do your best to attack Zhuzhou. Maybe you can still grab Zhuzhou back. General Teng said that they should try to slow down as much as possible and will also find ways to slow down Liu An's troops' return to defend Zhuzhou."

Liu Yuan shook his head slowly: "I can't stop, even if I walk forward slowly, I will go. Qin Kuan is advancing with me on the right wing. If I stop and stop moving forward, his soldiers and horses do not know this situation and are still moving at the original speed, and they will inevitably protrude out alone. At this time, if the Hunan soldiers seize this opportunity and eat the Qin troops that protrude out first, we will be even more dangerous."

Speaking of military command issues, in terms of strategy and tactics, Niu Jin is obviously not on the same level as Liu Yuan.

"Although we are now dangerous, and although we are moving towards the trap step by step, the three of us still maintain a smooth connection. Even if the enemy moves and strikes in one direction, we must also guard against our troops in the other two directions at the same time. This gives us a certain opportunity. As long as the three of us come together, we will not be without the power of a battle." Liu Yuan continued. "You set off now!"

"I obey orders." Niu Jin bowed.

"Since you are out, can't you go back?" Liu Yuan asked suddenly.

"I can't go back anymore. When I complete the mission of delivering the letter, I will become a soldier!" Niu Jin said with a smile.

Liu Yuan patted Niu Jin's shoulder vigorously, summoned several other scouts, asking them to accompany Niu Jin to find Ren Xiaonian, and at the same time sent someone to inform Qin Kuan. Before Qin Kuan got the news, he had to keep moving forward. There was a full two days distance between him and Qin Kuan. There was a day distance between Qin Kuan and him and Ren Xiaonian.

After Niu Jin and his scouts left and Liu Yuan tried hard to calm down his mood, he ordered his personal soldiers to summon the generals under his command.

Next, the entire army will enter a state of war, and no one knows when the battle will break out.

This is probably the most difficult battle since I joined the army. It was so difficult that Liu Yuan didn't know if he could go back alive. This feeling was never felt.

Liu Yuan was very clear about the current situation of his troops. The entire army only carried three days of grain supply, and the other supplies were sent from Yichun and Zhuzhou to Ren Xiaonian's headquarters, and then from Ren Xiaonian to the left and right wings.

Since Yichun and Zhuzhou have been lost, it means that all the supplies are gone. In such a season, food will become the biggest enemy of the Tang army.

The Tang army was naturally brave, but if they were hungry one by one, how could they fight this battle?

General Ren Xiaonian is afraid that he has noticed something now. Even if there is no gold, he will definitely find something wrong. Because part of the food in the rear will be delivered every day. If it doesn’t arrive for a day, some problems will definitely occur. In less than two days, something will definitely happen.

When Niu Jin arrives, Ren Xiaonian will figure out everything.

Next, it is time for him, the Central Secretary in front of the Prime Minister, to make a decision.

Liu Yuan disagreed with Niu Jin's suggestion that the entire army would stop advancing, not only because he was worried that Qin Kuan would become an isolated army, but more importantly, he knew that there was no way out to retreat.

Now, they are much closer to Xiangtan than to Zhuzhou.

For Liu Yuan, he would rather accelerate his advance and rush straight to Xiangtan. No matter what trap the enemy has, he would just expose the so-called encirclement of the opponent like a sharp knife. Then, the enemy's trap is just a joke.

If you take Xiangtan, you will have everything.

Supplies, food, etc. must be available in Xiangtan City, as long as you can take Xiangtan.

So the same as before is the only way out.

Even if he knew that he had fallen into the enemy's trick, there was no possibility of retreating for Liu Yuan.

Go forward bravely and use a powerful iron fist to break through all the enemy's conspiracies.

In the face of absolute power, any trick will lose its color.

After reaching a consensus with all the generals of the headquarters, Liu Yuan not only did not slow down the speed, but immediately increased the intensity of the march. The Tang army of 3,000 people was like a sharp arrow, heading straight to Xiangtan.

At this time, in Xiangtan, Ding Hao's first support army, the 5,000 Hunan cavalry led by Lu Yuan, had arrived.
Chapter completed!