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- Chapter 327: Borrowing Troops
The Langru Mountains in the northwest stretch for more than ten thousand miles from north to south, like a high wall specially built by God to separate the two empires of the east and west. These two powerful empires were like God's two favorite sons. God didn't want to see brothers fighting each other, so he created the Langru Mountains to prevent the two brothers from meeting.
But I don¡¯t know why, but God left a Qingxia Gorge connecting the east and west. The Qingxia Gorge became the link of the war. The armies of both sides passed through here and reached the enemy's territory. First, the 700,000-strong army of the Sui Dynasty marched through the Qingxia Gorge in a mighty manner. They plowed the court and swept the holes, cutting off the Mandu flag from the map of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. The drama suddenly took a turn for the worse when the Sui Dynasty You Xiaowei General Li Yuanshan colluded with the Meng Yuan people to bury 700,000 Sui troops on the grassland of Mandu Banner, two thousand miles away.
Following the rebels and 300,000 wolf riders, they walked through the Qingxia Gorge and cut off the three northwest roads from the map of the Sui Dynasty in just a few months. It seemed that the Meng Yuan people had no losses, but the Sui Dynasty had injured their muscles and bones.
Li Yuanshan was promoted as the generalissimo by many rebel leaders. He seemed very proud of himself, but in fact he had not been happy even a day since the Meng Yuan cavalry entered the customs.
He has been operating in the three northwest territories for many years, and the three governors are all rebel leaders, so he did not encounter too fierce resistance in controlling the northwest of the Sui Dynasty. The county soldiers are all in the hands of the governor, and the other two guards originally stationed in the northwest have disappeared. Therefore, Li Yuanshan did not want the Meng Yuan people to enter the pass. He assisted the Meng Yuan people to slaughter the 700,000 Sui army, which was a generous gift to Meng Ge Khan, but the Meng Yuan people obviously did not intend to return with satisfaction like this. Go to your own home.
With Teqin Kuoketai Menglie as the marshal, the Mongolian Yuan 300,000 wolf cavalry entered the northwest of the Sui Dynasty in a mighty manner. They did not fight any of them, but they continued to transport a large amount of material resources back to the Mongolian Yuan through Qingxia. Perhaps Meng Ge Khan knew from the beginning that his cavalry could not do much in the hinterland of the Central Plains, so he did not even think about taking advantage of Li Yuanshan's rebellion to take away part of the country from the Sui Dynasty.
The Meng Yuan army was more like a group of bandits, snatching whatever they saw.
Gold, silver, jewelry, food, armor, women and strong men.
"But Li Yuanshan did not dare to offend the Mongolian cavalry, and watched helplessly as the wealth that belonged to him was sent back to the grassland by the Mongolian people like ants moving.
It was only then that he realized that Brother Meng had been treating him like a monkey from the beginning.
When the Meng Yuan people cooperated with him, what they valued was not his extraordinary strength or coveting the power of the Sui Dynasty. The Meng Yuan people knew what they wanted to do from the beginning. Being wiped out by someone from the Mandu family who was originally not very obedient was not a bad thing for the Kuoktaimeng family. A piece of free pasture could be given to more useful people. However, the Mongolian people had no interest in guarding the high city and wall of the Sui Dynasty. They could not do without horseback.
So what they want is supplies.
Li Yuanshan successfully turned the three northwest roads into his territory with the help of the Meng Yuan people, but now this territory is riddled with holes by the Meng Yuan people. Even if these three realms belong to him alone in the future, what will be left?
Those Mongolian people looked like rats when they saw grain. He looks like a wolf when he sees a woman.
Since these days, the Sui army has only deployed defenses on the other side of the Yishui River, and at the same time mobilized a huge fleet to patrol back and forth. It is estimated that the imperial court is still planning a counterattack, but after all, the deployment of troops does not happen in a short time. Li Yuanshan is not worried about this because he is familiar with the court's way of doing things. The army goes ahead without using food and fodder. To fully supply hundreds of thousands or even millions of troops is easier said than done and requires a lot of manpower, material resources and time.
He was worried about Meng Yuan's destruction and the secret collusion of other rebel leaders.
Now that the military power is in his hands, the governors naturally respect him. But these people also hold more than 100,000 county soldiers in their hands, which is not only a help but also a threat to him.
Since he wanted to rebel, Li Yuanshan never thought about sharing the world with anyone.
What also gave him a headache was that the remnants of the Sui army that had been defeated on the Mandu Banner grassland seemed to have regrouped recently and were hiding somewhere in Langru Mountain, coming out of the mountain from time to time to disrupt the rear. Within a month, two granaries and four county towns were captured and burned by the Sui army. And I don¡¯t know where the Sui army got the horses from, and they actually formed a highly mobile cavalry team that came and went without a trace.
According to military intelligence, although the Sui army's cavalry only had about 5,000 people, they were elusive and would leave after a fight. The purpose of this cavalry going out to cause trouble is nothing more than to attract the attention of the Li family army, and then another infantry group of the Sui army will attack another place, rob the food and grass supplies, and then leave immediately.
Although this Sui army did not pose any real threat to the Li family army, it kept flying around like flies and could not get away.
EverywhereNone of it was satisfying. Li Yuanshan didn't have a smile on his face every day these days.
Yin Poshan, one of the seven generals under his command, walked quickly into the study and called Generalissimo with a somewhat ugly look on his face. Li Yuanshan glanced at him and asked, "What's the matter?"
Yin Poshan hesitated and said cautiously: "The Sui army in Langru Mountain attacked Xiangcheng two days ago and took away a lot of armor, weapons, food and grassFan Zeng was killed in the battle."
"What?!"
Li Yuanshan raised his head sharply, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Fan Zeng was one of the seven generals under him, and he used his troops cautiously. At the beginning, Li Yuanshan sent him to garrison Xiangcheng, where the army granary was located, because he was reliable enough, but who would have thought that the general he valued would be defeated.
"The Sui army wore the uniforms of the Mongolian and Yuan cavalry that they got from who knows where. They deceived the gate of Xiangcheng and then rushed in. Fan Zeng's men were defeated before they had time to organize According to reports from the defeated soldiers, the leader of the Sui Dynasty The military general was Li Xiaozong. Fan Zeng fought with hundreds of soldiers and was shot to death by a cold arrow. "
"Li Xiaozong!"
Li Yuanshan smashed the desk in front of him with a slap, and the anger in his eyes couldn't help overflowing.
"I didn't kill him back then, but he came to mess with me"
"Generalissimo our troops are distributed in various counties, and we cannot spare too many soldiers and horses to deal with the Sui army in Langru Mountain. Why not why not ask Meng Lie to send troops."
"he?"
Li Yuanshan was stunned for a moment, then slowly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'll go see him later!"
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Langru Mountain
There is a large natural open space in the dense forest, which cannot be seen from the outside. This is the temporary station of the Sui army. At this time, the remaining strength of the Sui army gathered here has exceeded 40,000. Over the past few days, Xujun Wang Yang Kai and Zuo Xiaowei General Jin Shixiong have been sending people out to search, and gradually the team has formed a size.
" Two months ago, Yang Kai, the king of Xujun, and Mou Liangbi, the Minister of War, personally rushed to Shiwandashan in Bei Liao to ask for a meeting with the Great Khan of Bei Liao, and finally persuaded him to support 5,000 good horses. Wanyan Chongde, the prince of Northern Liao, even personally led eight hundred elite cold cavalry to join the Sui army. During these days, he and Li Xiaozong led the cavalry to constantly harass the rebels' rear.
Today¡¯s Langru Mountain has become the base of this surviving army.
This mountain used to be disgusting to the Sui people, but now it has become their protective umbrella. There are countless prey and water sources in the mountains, plus the plundered food and grass, it is no problem for them to set up camp here. The location of this camp is extremely secluded, and there is only one road up and down the mountain, and it has to go around a long way, so it is relatively stable.
Having been camped here for more than seven months, the Sui army cut down trees, built fences and watchtowers, and built wooden houses, which have now begun to take shape.
The soldiers of the Sui Army, who had recovered their morale from the defeat, have become more and more happy these days. They kept going out to fight against the rebels, but the rebels were led by them and became embarrassed.
The smile on Yang Kai's face, the Prince of Xu Commandery, has also returned. At least he can still be loyal to the Sui Dynasty.
¡°The place we are going to hit next time must be somewhere Li Yuanshan would never have imagined!¡±
Mou Liangbi, Minister of the Ministry of War, looks dark and thin, and there is no trace of the fair and clean scholar he once was. But now, his body is much stronger.
He unfolded a map, pointed to a marked place on it and said: "I suggest it is here."
"Pingyang?"
Yang Kai was startled and couldn't help but shook his head: "It's too risky Pingyang Iron Mine is the foundation of Li Yuanshan, and the rebels' armor and equipment were all made by Pingyang Iron Mine over the years. In order to defend this place, Li Yuanshan must mobilize Heavy troops. Moreover, the Meng Yuan people are bound to win the Pingyang Iron Mine. The reason why Li Yuanshan has not relented and handed over the control of the iron mine to the Meng Yuan people is probably because he wants to negotiate terms with the Meng Yuan people!"
"That's right"
Li Xiaozong said: "Li Yuanshan colluded with the Meng Yuan people to rebel, but the Meng Yuan people are now too big and have become a burden. Instead of helping Li Yuanshan deal with scattered resistance in various places, they have become the biggest moth, constantly digging into Li Yuanshan's foundation. Li Yuanshan wants to The Mongolian people had to pay a lot of money when they left the customs, and Pingyang Iron Mine must be among them."
"I think Master Mou's idea is a good one!"
Cui Lueshang, who has been promoted to general, said: "Even we think it is impossible to conquer this place, and Li Yuanshan naturally thinks so too. And our purpose is not to occupy this place just to seize supplies, but to attack and leave, there should be no Too much difficulty.¡±
Yang Kai shook his head: "?But be careful. The defenders of Pingyang Iron Mine are the most elite troops under Li Yuanshan. It is said that his thousand-man Jingbu battalion has been transferred there. Even if we suffer losses, they will definitely be numerous. "
"My lord, what do you think?"
Mou Liangbi looked at Wanyan Zhongde, the crown prince of Northern Liao who had been sitting quietly aside.
Sitting among a group of Han people, Wanyan Zhongde stood out, especially his bald forehead and the big braid behind him.
"Jinyang Palace"
He stood up and walked to the map and pointed to a place: "The materials, equipment, armor and equipment here are no less than those in Pingyang, and it is more important in terms of status. After all, this is the palace of His Majesty the Sui Emperor. Once we regain it, Even if it¡¯s just a short day, for the people of the three northwest districts, this is a big event that makes them think deeply!¡±
"I think¡¡"
Wanyan Zhongde paused and said, "It's still the old method. General Li and I will lead the cavalry to attack Pingyang and feign an attack. We will try our best to be more realistic. It would be great if Pingyang is successfully attacked by us. The prince and General Cui will lead the troops to attack Jinyang Palace. However, Kaiyuan City is a big city and it will not be easy to conquer.¡±
Everyone turned their attention to Yang Kai, waiting for him to make up his mind.
"Just do as the prince said. In addition, it is time for us to send people to the southwest to meet Luo Yao. If Luo Yao is willing to lend troops, we may have recovered a large area of ??the country by the time the imperial army arrives. This matter We must send someone safeCui Lueshang, don't go out this time. Choose elite soldiers as your escorts, and go see Luo Yao!"
"good!"
Cui Lueshang nodded: "Even if Luo Yao is only Chen Bing in Huangyang Road, Li Yuanshan will have to divide his troops! Then we will be able to do a lot. But he has been pretending to be stupid, and it is not easy for him to send troops. Prince, don't worry , even if I kneel down, I will ask him to march north!"
Yang Kai nodded, stretched his body and sighed: "The people we sent to Chang'an will probably arrive soon." - 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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