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- To the north of Xinping County, in the boundless wilderness, the main force of 80,000 Sui troops is slowly arriving. Just as Li Shimin placed the 50,000 elite Tang troops by his side, the 80,000 troops brought by Yang Yuanqing are also the most elite Sui troops. The army included 6,000 Modao heavy armored infantry and 5,000 heavy armored cavalry.
The main camp of the Tang Army stood on a slightly raised high ground, with a radius of about ten miles. A small river gurgled through the left camp. The main camp was built like a board wall, about two feet high. Soldiers patrolled and sentryed back and forth on the board wall.
On the high wooden wall, King Zhao Li Xuanba and General Yu Chigong were looking at the Sui army camp five miles away. Under the clear sky, they could see very clearly that the Sui army soldiers were busy building the wooden wall. They haven't finished building the camp yet.
¡°Why don¡¯t you rush up and beat them to a pulp?¡±
Li Xuanba pointed his whip at the Sui army camp. His tone was extremely dissatisfied. Since the last time he was injured at Hulao Pass, he had never had the chance to go to the battlefield again. The news that the Tang army had been defeated repeatedly forced him to Going crazy, he wanted to lead an army into Taiyuan and kill Yang Yuanqing and all the Sui Dynasty officials to relieve his hatred.
But after Li Xiaogong was killed in battle, Li Xuanba seemed to have changed. He became taciturn. From time to time, a fierce light of hatred flashed in his eyes. Hatred accumulated in his heart day by day. He was waiting, waiting for the moment of revenge. .
At this moment, he saw the Sui army camp, and the fire of revenge began to burn in his heart, which could no longer be suppressed. He turned around and ran towards the camp. Yuchi Gong was afraid that he had made a mistake, so he also followed him.
In the camp, Li Shimin was meditating in front of the sand table. He received intelligence from the scouts that only 80,000 Sui troops came. There were clearly 150,000 troops, so where were the other 70,000? He had a bad feeling in his heart. Although a Sui army also appeared on the other side of Tongguandao with banners overwhelming, Li Shimin thought. This was a bluff by the Sui army, which only had 10,000 or 20,000 people at most.
Could it be Li Shimin was well aware of the weakness of the Tang army's deployment in Guanzhong. What he was most worried about was the weak defense of Guandong. There were only 30,000 troops on the Tongguan and Pujinguan lines. If the Sui army really came from Luoshui Road went south to Fengyi County and took the back route of the eastern front. The situation in Kanto was worrying.
Next to her, Fang Xuanling saw Li Shimin staring at Feng Yijun. Then he understood his worries and said, "Your Highness, I am also worried about the Eastern Front."
Li Shimin turned around and stared at Fang Xuanling, "Do you also think that Yang Yuanqing will divide his troops and go south to Feng Yi County?"
Fang Xuanling nodded, "The key is that the current head coach of the Sui army is Yang Yuanqing, not Qin Qiong. Qin Qiong will not divide his troops on the eastern front. The eastern front is not his war zone, but Yang Yuanqing is different. He considers the overall situation. If he discovers that the eastern front Weak, he will definitely consider it, and now his military strength has been significantly reduced"
Fang Xuanling did not say anything further, but the meaning was obvious. Yang Yuanqing must have sent troops to the Eastern Front. Li Shimin's eyes showed unconcealable anxiety. If the eastern front was breached and the Sui army marched straight into Guanzhong and headed straight for Chang'an, what would be the point of staying here?
It¡¯s like a bucket. No matter how strong the other parts are, as long as there is a problem in one of them, the water in the bucket will also drain out.
"Sir, what do we think we should do?" Li Shimin was a little confused. He didn't know what to do.
Fang Xuanling sighed slightly. "There are not many choices now. If you have to choose, then I can list three strategies."
"Sir, please tell me!"
"The best strategy is for Your Highness to fight the Sui army quickly, defeat Yang Yuanqing's troops as soon as possible, and then rush to rescue the eastern front. The middle strategy is for the Chang'an garrison to attack and send 50,000 troops to reinforce the eastern front, increasing the strength of the eastern front to 80,000, which may be able to withstand the For the Sui army's attack on the eastern front, the next strategy was for the Tang army to abandon Guanzhong, withdraw to Chang'an, and hold on to Chang'an City."
Li Shimin shook his head, "Don't think about the next strategy first. Although the middle line is the best, it is still a question whether the prince is willing to give in. Not to mention the father's restraint. I estimate that the maximum is 30,000 troops, and 10,000 are divided to guard Tongguandao. , then the Eastern Front only has 50,000 troops for defense at most, can it hold on?"
"Your Highness, you mean that you can only choose the best policy?" Fang Xuanling understood what Li Shimin meant.
There was a bitter look on Li Shimin's face, "It should be said that only the best strategy is in my hands, but"
Li Shimin walked slowly to the door of the tent, stared at the Sui army camp in the northeast, and seemed to be saying to himself, "In a decisive battle between the two armies, stability should be the most important thing. If we rush into the battle, we will lose more than we gain, and ultimately lead to failure. I should Where to go?¡±
At this time, he suddenly saw his third brother Xuan Ba ??running towards the tent like a gust of wind. No one on either side could stop him. Yu Chi Gong was also following behind him. Li Shimin frowned, what happened?
"Don't stop him, let him come directly into the tent!" Li Shimin immediately saidTell the soldiers.
After a moment, Li Xuanba rushed into the Chinese army's tent and shouted loudly: "Second brother, the Sui army is building a camp. If we don't take this opportunity to attack the Sui army, when will we wait?"
"Don't yell like that!"
Li Shimin was extremely unhappy and said: "I know in my mind whether I should attack or not. I don't want you to teach me."
"Your Highness!"
Fang Xuanling next to him whispered: "We should understand King Zhao's eagerness."
He was actually hinting to Li Shimin that King Zhao was not an ordinary person, so don't anger him. Li Shimin nodded and said domineeringly to Li Xuan: "Wait a moment, I will lead the troops and go take a look with you."
At this time, Yuchi Gong also entered the camp, and Li Shimin immediately ordered him, "Order 15,000 horse infantry troops and go out to plunder the camp."
The critical situation on the Eastern Front made it impossible for Li Shimin to confront the Sui army for a long time, but he did not want to rush to a decisive battle, so he decided to have a tentative battle with the Sui army first.
The drums of the civil war in the Tang Army's camp rang loudly, the camp door opened, and groups of cavalry and infantry rushed out of the camp. Flags were flying, and the sky was overwhelming. They quickly organized their teams in the camp and began to line up towards the Sui Army's camp.
Although the Sui army camp was still under construction, the defense was very tight. There were 6,000 cavalry to defend against Tang army sneak attacks. They were commanded by Yang Wei. When the civil war drums in the Tang army camp sounded, the Sui army sentries immediately looked up to the sky and blew their horns.
¡®Woo¡ª¡ª¡¯
With the sound of the horn, six thousand cavalry rushed out of the camp. Under the leadership of Yang Wei, they lined up in front of the camp for defense. Six thousand spears rose from the ground with murderous intent. Immediately afterwards, four thousand heavy crossbow troops also He ran out of the camp, raised his giant crossbow in front of the cavalry, and aimed it at the slowly approaching Tang army.
Yang Yuanqing had received the report, and he immediately led 10,000 horse infantry out of camp to fight. Contrary to the Tang army, Yang Yuanqing was not in a hurry to fight the Tang army. He was waiting for the changes in the battle situation on the Eastern Front.
The Sui army had 150,000 troops on the eastern front. Li Jing, Qin Qiong, and Pei Xingyan were all the main generals. However, the opponent's main general was Li Shentong, who had only 30,000 troops. Even if the troops were increased, the maximum number would be 50,000 to 60,000 troops, which was far from being comparable to the Sui army. It is only a matter of time before the Eastern Front breaks through.
As long as the Sui army enters Guanzhong from the east, Li Shimin will not be able to defend it and will inevitably withdraw to Chang'an. This is the opportunity for the Sui army to launch a large-scale attack. No matter how resourceful Li Shimin is, the situation is over and he can't turn back. .
In this situation, Yang Yuanqing did not necessarily need to use any surprise troops, let alone sneak attacks or night battles. As long as he stayed step by step and defended watertight, Li Shimin would definitely lose this battle.
"Your Highness, the Tang Army seems to have realized the crisis on the Eastern Front."
Luo Shixin, who was next to him, laughed and said, "We actually came to raid so quickly."
Yang Yuanqing watched the Tang army approaching slowly and shook his head, "The opponent only has 10,000 troops. It's obviously just a test. Don't challenge them."
He immediately ordered: "Withdraw the cavalry and deploy three thousand crossbowmen to suppress the formation!"
Yang Yuanqing's military orders were overwhelming. Although Yang Wei was eager to fight the Tang army, he did not dare to resist the order and led 6,000 cavalry back to the camp slowly. At the same time, 3,000 crossbowmen came out of the camp and were deployed among the giant crossbowmen. After that, he raised his crossbow and aimed it at the Tang army.
At this time, the Tang army was already two miles away and consisted of 5,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry. Li Shimin was wearing a golden helmet and golden armor, holding a wolf fang in his hand. On both sides of him were many famous generals, including Li Xuanba, Yuchi Gong, Li Jun Xian, Lu Zushang, Hou Junji, Liu Hongji and so on.
In contrast, there are not many famous generals around Yang Yuanqing, only Luo Shixin, Yang Wei, Niu Jinda, Xue Wanche, etc. However, this just shows that Yang Yuanqing's famous generals are scattered all over the country. Li Jing, Qin Qiong, and Pei Xingyan are on the eastern front, and Xu Shiji is on the southern front. On the line, Wang Junke is in Bashu, and Xie Yingden is in Jingxiang.
Li Shimin stared at the Sui army's formation from a distance. It was obvious that the Sui army deployed a large number of crossbow troops in the front because they did not want to fight with him. This further confirmed his suspicion that the Sui army's focus had been placed on the eastern front. This The side becomes mainly defensive.
"Second brother, let me attack the Sui army's formation!" Li Xuanba, holding two sledgehammers in his hands, was anxious and shouted for a fight.
"Are you made of iron?"
Li Shimin finally couldn't bear it anymore and angrily scolded this stupid brother, "The Sui army's crossbows have seven or eight thousand people, how can you escape? I'll shoot you like a hornet's nest, and you won't scream anymore."
Li Xuanba lowered his head after being scolded. Yuchi Gong could not bear it and stepped forward and said: "Your Highness, if we withdraw the troops back to the camp like this, it will inevitably affect morale. It is better to lead an army in a humble position, attack the Sui army from the south, and disperse the Sui army." The army defends, and then we attack from the front."
Li Shimin stared at the Sui army for a long time, and finally sighed, "So what if we attack? We only have 10,000 troops. How can we defeat the Sui army? If we don't send troops?, but it shook the morale of the military even more. "
He immediately ordered: "Take the troops back to camp!"
The Tang army retreated at the sound of gold and retreated slowly. At this time, Li Shimin waved to Liu Hongji and whispered to him: "The main camp of the Sui army is in Luojiao County. The grain and grass transportation line is long. You can lead five thousand cavalry. Tonight Send troops to attack the Sui Army's grain and grass transportation lines, and if possible, burn down the Sui Army's main logistics camp."
At this point, Li Shimin can only use surprise troops to deal with the Sui army. Cutting off the Sui army's food, grass and logistics may be a way - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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