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Volume 3: Once you enter the capital, it is as deep as the sea Chapter 80: The Battle of Sui and Tang Dynasties (10)

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    Chapter 80 The War between Sui and Tang Dynasties (10)

    When Lai Hu'er heard the news and led his army to come, Liu Hongji had already led the Tang army's cavalry far away. The mountain col was in a mess, the food was robbed, and the food and grass that could not be taken away were piled together and burned in a fire. Three thousand heads  All the cattle were killed by the Tang army and fell into a pool of blood.

    In addition to the slaughtered cattle, dead Sui cavalry and hundreds of civilians who were killed before they could escape could be seen everywhere. The mountain col was filled with the smell of fireworks from burning grain and grass and the pungent smell of blood. The civilians returning from the mountain knelt in front of themselves.  In front of the bullock cart, he burst into tears.

    Lou Zhong was also hit by two arrows. He was helped up by the soldiers and knelt down on one knee to apologize. "I apologize to the general. I have a heavy responsibility for my humble position, but my inability to lead the army caused heavy casualties to the Sui army. I apologize to the general!"

    Nearly 400 people were killed by the Sui army in this battle, a heavy loss. Lai Hu'er's face was livid. Although he had realized that the Tang army would come to harass the grain team, he did not expect it to come so soon. He restrained his anger and asked again.  Said: "How many Tang Army cavalry are there?"

    "General Qi, there are about 5,000 Tang Army cavalry, with very strong combat effectiveness."

    Lai Hu'er has a bit of a headache. He is indeed a bit unprepared. The food transport team is too long, hundreds of miles long, and the opponent is cavalry. They come and go like the wind. His 20,000 troops have to protect the food team and chase the enemy.  , it seems too passive and can't take care of it at all. What should I do?

    At this time, a general suggested: "Come on, General, why don't we gather all the oxcarts and march together, and the troops will protect us in front and behind. If the Tang army attacks, we will quickly concentrate our forces to deal with it."

    This is a good suggestion. Lai Huer nodded and let¡¯s do it.

    The sneak attack on Ziwu Mountain forced Lai Hu'er to change his strategy. He gathered 30,000 grain-carrying oxcarts together, and 20,000 Sui cavalry escorted them in front and back, stretching for more than 20 miles, and continued to march westward  

    In a forest fifty miles away from the official road, five thousand Tang Army cavalry were resting and eating, waiting for intelligence from the scouts.

    Liu Hongji succeeded with a blow at Ziwu Mountain and his morale was greatly boosted. However, Liu Hongji also knew that the harassment from Ziwu Mountain was not enough to cut off the Sui army's food route. A heavier blow was necessary to completely destroy the Sui army's grain carts and make the Sui army's food truck more powerful.  The army temporarily had no vehicles to transport food, which could completely interrupt the Sui army's food supply.

    Liu Hongji was very nervous. He had realized that maybe his grain battle could change the entire situation in Guanzhong, and he, Liu Hongji, could save the entire Tang Empire. Thinking of this, his legs started to tremble with excitement.

    At this moment, there was a sound of horse hooves in the distance. This was the scout who went to inspect the grain team and returned. Liu Hongji immediately stood up and went out to greet him. He saw two scouts galloping over. The scout got off his horse and knelt down on one knee.  Report: "General, 30,000 grain trucks of the Sui army have appeared and are on their way together. They are guarded by about 20,000 cavalry in front and behind, and they are coming west."

    Liu Hongji frowned. They were marching together at the same time. This was not easy to handle. He thought for a moment and then asked: "How long is the grain truck team in front and behind?"

    "Report to the general, more than twenty miles away."

    Liu Hongji rolled his eyes and realized that he had a way to deal with the Sui army's grain carts

    The Sui Army's 30,000 grain carts were marching westward in a mighty manner. After passing Ziwu Mountain, the road became smoother. Here was a galloping road, which was wide and flat and could accommodate five horses running abreast. Two grain carts were driving side by side, and there were two horses on both sides.  Each had a team of cavalry to protect them. Since the team was too long, Lai Huer did not spread his troops too thinly. He divided the army into three sections, front, rear, and middle, each with 6,000 cavalry. The other 2,000 cavalry were spread out to protect along the way.

    As the sky gradually turned to dusk, the team arrived at a relatively open basin with a radius of a hundred miles. The basin was densely covered with forests. A smooth road led directly to both sides of the basin. The team had entered Beidi County and headed west for another 120 miles.  You can reach the Sui army camp in Qianshui.

    Lai Hu'er was located in the middle army. He looked at the terrain on both sides. There were gentle slopes on both sides. A mile or two away, there were large forests. Since it was almost dusk, the woods on both sides looked a little blurry. Lai Hu'er  Suddenly there was a strong and uneasy feeling in Er's heart. He felt that Tang Jun must be ambushing in this forest.

    At this moment, someone from behind suddenly shouted: "General, there are police in the rear army, and the Tang Army's cavalry is attacking the rear army."

    He was shocked when he came to protect his children. He immediately ordered: "Pass my order, and the Chinese army will rush to rescue the rear army."

    As soon as he gave the order, a thought suddenly occurred to him. The Tang army should also know his deployment. There were 6,000 Sui army cavalry in the rear. Even if the Tang army was fully pressed, they might not be able to take advantage. Could this be the enemy's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain?  ?

    Thinking of this, he turned around and looked at the forest on both sides. He seemed to see through the forest. There were thousands of Tang Army cavalry hiding in the forest. Lai Huer decided to take a gamble. He immediately changed the military order and shouted., "The Chinese army is not allowed to act rashly, and the front army is ordered to come to the aid of the Chinese army as soon as possible."

    Although this order was a bit strange, his subordinates still obeyed it and fired three rockets into the sky. This was a signal to order the front army to come to the aid of the Chinese army.

    Lai Huer immediately ordered, "Burn the forest on fire!"

    Dozens of cavalrymen rushed toward the forest with torches in hand. Just as Lai Huer had guessed, there were only more than 500 Tang troops attacking the rear army. The real main force of the Tang army was hiding in the woods in the middle.

    It was a plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain. The Chinese army who came to protect the children was transferred to rescue the rear army, so that the grain truck in the middle section was without guards. The Tang army pressed on the entire line and seized the opportunity to kill the cattle and destroy the grain.

    At this time, Liu Hongji saw that the Sui army was about to go to the rear, but stopped motionless. He immediately realized that Lai Hu'er had seen through his plan. He saw three rockets rising into the sky and dozens of cavalrymen running toward them with torches in hand.  Coming to burn the forest, Liu Hongji felt anxious and immediately ordered: "Assault!"

    A shout broke out in the forest to the south, and more than 4,000 Tang Army cavalry rushed out of the forest and rushed towards the grain convoy.

    Lai Huer sneered. As he expected, the Tang army used a strategy to divert the tiger away from the mountain. He immediately ordered: "Arrange your bows and arrows in formation and shoot at the enemy!"

    The grain truck team stopped moving forward, and the civilians were so frightened that they got into the grain truck. The Sui army began to counterattack. Six thousand cavalry lined up in three rows. They stretched their bows and set arrows to shoot at the overwhelming Tang army cavalry. Arrows were like rain.  The Tang army's cavalry that rushed forward fell on their backs.

    Lai Huer saw that the Tang army was coming with a fierce force that could not be stopped with arrows alone. He waved his sword and ordered again: "Stop shooting arrows and come forward to fight!"

    Six thousand Sui army cavalry shouted and rushed towards the Tang army cavalry with spears. More than 10,000 cavalry troops were fighting fiercely on a gentle slope that was several miles long. It was not completely dark at this time. In the dim light,  Both sides can still distinguish friend from foe.

    The war horses neighed, and the shouts of killing were loud. Soon, two Sui army cavalrymen with more than 10,000 people came from the front and rear, surrounded and attacked the Tang army from the left and right. Although this Tang army was very powerful in combat, it was small in number and could not withstand the Sui Dynasty.  The Tang army's cavalry, which was several times their own, strangled them. Gradually, the Tang army suffered heavy casualties, and its numbers became smaller and smaller as they fought.

    Seeing that the defeat was certain, Liu Hongji shouted anxiously: "Break through to the south!"

    He led the last two thousand cavalry to break out of the encirclement to the south, trying to rush into the forest, but Lai Hu'er was so experienced that he had already expected that the Tang army could only escape back to the forest and escape through the forest. He would not give the Tang army another chance to escape.  Three thousand cavalry had already been mobilized to block the escape route of the Tang army's cavalry from the south.

    When Liu Hongji led hundreds of people to finally break a bloody path towards the forest, he was greeted by three thousand black crossbow arrows. The crossbow arrows were flat-ended, and the sharp arrow tips were aimed at the hundreds of fleeing Tang troops.

    There was a bang, and three thousand crossbow arrows were fired at the same time. The dense arrows shot at the hundreds of people who were fleeing like a storm. Only then did Liu Hongji realize that they had fallen from one siege into another. He watched the dense crowd with his eyes.  The arrow was shot at him, and he couldn't hide. He screamed and closed his eyes in despair.

    Lai Hu'er sneered, "Youngster, I'm still far from fighting with you!"

    ?????????? If coming to protect children and annihilate the Tang Army cavalry who attacked the grain road is just a defense, protecting the normal passage of the Sui Army's grain road does not have much strategic impact.

    So Cheng Yaojin¡¯s trip to Tongguandao impacted the overall situation one step earlier than the Sui army on the eastern front. It especially had a decisive impact on Li Shimin¡¯s main force in Qianshuiyuan.

    Cheng Yaojin made up his mind to enter Guanzhong first. When he led 10,000 troops to Tongguan County, he unexpectedly got information that a Tang army of 10,000 people was heading towards Tongguan County.  Tongguan County is only thirty miles away.

    This sudden news frightened Cheng Yaojin, and he immediately ordered the Sui army to enter Tongguan County and rely on the city to fight the Tang army.

    Tongguan County is a small county, with a circumference of only ten miles. The city is only eight feet high, and there is no moat. Such a wall has no defensive significance. Cheng Yaojin stood on the top of the city and watched the Tang army's reinforcements arrive from a distance.  He had already seen a Tang army rushing towards the county seat, which was about ten miles away.

    But what made him a little strange was that the Tang army was very slow. Could it be that they already knew that their fellow officers had been occupied and therefore slowed down specially?

    At this moment, Xiao Yannian led several scouts on horseback and galloped over, shouting from the city gate: "General Cheng!"

    Seeing that Xiao Yannian recaptured Centipede Ridge instead of competing with Cheng Yaojin for credit, Cheng Yaojin's attitude towards Xiao Yannian became a little better, and he no longer spoke so harshly, and occasionally showed a smile. He put his head and asked: "  What did you find?"

    "To General Cheng, this Tang army is composed of new recruits. Their ranks are uneven and their appearance is not uniform."Their physical strength couldn't keep up, and most of them were exhausted. I suggested not to give them a chance to rest and hit them head on immediately.  "

    Cheng Yaojin blinked his eyes, is this okay?  You must know that his character is to hide first and never have any idea of ????attacking head-on. He was a little hesitant.

    Xiao Yannian saw Cheng Yaojin's hesitation and understood his thoughts better, and shouted: "General Cheng, this is an opportunity to make a great contribution. After defeating this army, we can take the lead in entering Guanzhong. General Cheng is a famous general."  Shocking the world, this is an opportunity to be crowned a Duke, General, please seize it!"

    Cheng Yaojin was moved by the four words ¡®titled Duke¡¯, yes!  This is his last chance. If he doesn't seize it, he will really only be a county official.

    "Damn it, life or death, bet on it!"

    Cheng Yaojin made up his mind, turned around and shouted: "Entire the entire army out of the city, follow me and attack the enemy head on!"

    (To be continued)
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