Chapter 653 Confrontation
No matter what kind of shortcomings and strengths Li Jiancheng has, the Tang army was the winner in the first battle of Tongguan, and the performance of the crown prince Li Jiancheng at this time can also be said to be remarkable.
Just look at his ability to gather the hearts of the Tongguan defenders, except for one Zhang Shigui, no one disobeys the military order, and everything is based on the prince's head, this alone is actually much better than Wang Shichong.
And his strategic arrangement is indeed conservative, but it cannot be described as stupid, a series of strategic choices, virtually kept the casualties of the Tongguan defenders within a bearable range.
It's just that such a commander is well known, more than steady, and not enterprising, so it is difficult to have a big defeat, and it is also difficult to have a big victory, and from the perspective of later generations, it tends to be mediocre.
But if you really think about it, how many people with GIs can do this?
In fact, without Li Jiancheng being entangled in his prestige in the minds of the generals, Wu Heimin, Hao Xiaode and others soon came to Tongguan City.
It is obvious that this time Li Mi's old subordinates are not unprepared for the rebellion, even if there is no Qin Qiong and Cheng Zhijie to show their side, it is estimated that it will be like this soon.
The reason why it has been delayed until now, one is because the dragons have no leader, and there are many gaps between each other, it is difficult to unite together, and it takes time and environment to collude.
Wang Shichong undoubtedly created such a situation for them, and under the bloody butcher's knife, Li Mi's old subordinates finally came to a place again.
Second, in the matter of Li Mi's death, the Li father and son did a very inauthentic thing, no one is a fool, after Li Mi voted for Tang, he ran away again, and finally Wang Shichong got it, and then the head landed.
So many people don't have much interest in taking refuge in Li Tang, they prefer to fight a battle, and then disperse separately, it's a big deal to be like Shan Xiongxin, go to the mountains and fall into the grass, and still want to be at ease.
Third, the army is coming west, and all parts of Henan are empty, if they can slaughter Wang Shichong and bring the troops back to Luoyang, then there may be another situation.
In addition, Wang Shichong's cronies and generals led more than 100,000 troops, and after the display, many people hesitated and couldn't make up their minds.
In fact, it is just one sentence after all, and the hearts of the people are not aligned, and there is no agreement.
Again, Wang Shichong was definitely the protagonist in the battle of Tongguan, and the heavy casualties caused by the continuous siege of the city and the increasingly brutal methods made Li Mi's old troops tend to despair, so they quickly reached an agreement.
It's just that for them, the change came just as suddenly, and when Qin Qiong and Cheng Zhijie's figures appeared at the juncture and were confirmed, Wu Heimin and the others were also terrified.
These two guys actually appeared on the gate, what it means They almost didn't have to think about it to know, if they didn't do it immediately, when Wang Shichong came to his senses, everyone would have to fall to the ground.
It can be said that Qin Qiong and Cheng Zhijie sold their former comrades very thoroughly, where is there half a point of affection or loyalty to the solar terms?
The melee, a mess of melee, the situation was out of control from the beginning, and Li Mi's old troops were almost involuntarily involved in this melee.
Wu Heimin, Hao Xiaode and others who did it first, and Yang Defang and others who did it later were the same.
Sending people to Tongguan to ask for surrender was a pre-arranged drama, originally they planned to let the Tang army go out of the pass to help, and leave Wang Shichong under Tongguan in one fell swoop, but at the critical moment, they were all dumbfounded.
Li Jiancheng took the letter asking for surrender, and he couldn't cry or laugh, and said in his heart, why did you bastards go earlier?
If I lead my troops out of the customs, will I fight Wang Shichong first, or you guys who ask for surrender? Even if you have the heart to help, you can tell who is who is who and who is not?
Without the Tang army responding, and failing to kill Wang Shichong in the first place, they only fought for half an hour, and Li Mi's old troops couldn't stand it.
Wu Heimin's general flag took the lead in moving closer to Tongguan, followed by Hao Xiaode, Yang Defang's various departments, and once they retreated, it was difficult to hold their foothold.
They were too badly consumed, the soldiers were tired and demoralized, if it weren't for the spirit of resistance such as killing the Dog Emperor and avenging the dead companions, they would probably collapse at the first time.
Wang Shichong, who almost lost his life, was already in a state of semi-madness at this time, and he attacked with his army, constantly pushing this unprecedented scale of internal strife to a high (anti-harmony) tide.
The twists and turns well reflect the characteristics of the war in Henan.
The arrows rained down, rows of people fell to the ground like weeds, and the sound of arrows popping into the flesh even drowned out all other sounds, and the screams that followed, the muffled sound of human bodies falling to the ground, and the sound of blades clashing with each other, all came together, making this battle completely transformed into hell mode.
The blood of the Henan people was sprinkled under Tongguan on a large scale, and the Tang army caused serious casualties to the Henan army for the first time without much effort.
The army that had lost control finally calmed down in the face of such a continuous stream of heavy casualties, and the fear of death suddenly prevailed.
Wang Shichong's Chinese army had a very serious chaos, the people in front wanted to retreat, but the people in the back were pushing forward, trampling on each other, and the scene of killing and wounding was staged for a long time.
When the horn of the retreating soldiers continued to sound, the army began to retreat chaotically, and the rhythm was a complete mess, if an elite rushed up at this time, it was likely to make Wang Shichong defeated.
Unfortunately, the rebels who had been clinging to the root of the city wall and had survived the catastrophe not only blocked the gate, but also lost the courage to fight again.
It can be said that Wang Shichong was lucky to escape the catastrophe, and it took half an hour to gather the soldiers and horses, and in such a period of time, he did not receive any more attacks, what is this luck?
When the battlefield calmed down and the confrontation resumed, across them was a place like a mass grave, where pieces of corpses lay down, spread from the front of the Henan army to the Tongguan wall, and the wails of the wounded were all in one, wriggling in the pile of corpses, but no one could get mercy and help.
The blood had flowed into a stream beneath the corpse, and the pungent smell of blood was getting stronger and stronger.
The living put aside their hatred and killing for a moment, and watched as they created a Futu hell with their own hands, and panic and despair spread among them.
No matter how strong and brave the fellows were, they could not remain indifferent in the face of such a terrible scene, and after the horror came rejoicing, glad that they did not become one of them.
"Supreme, it is not advisable to ......stay here for a long time" Duan Da, the prince of Chen Guo, who was wearing a cloak, persuaded the emperor, but looking at Wang Shichong, who was exuding a strong ominous atmosphere, he didn't say the word "retreat", he Duan Da still wanted to live for two more days.
The frightened Wang Shiwei also echoed beside him, this battle was ...... It's better to stay in Luoyang and watch the house with my brother, I was really confused at the beginning, so I thought of coming out to make meritorious service and make my title of King Chu worthy of the name.
Well, this person has been frightened, and he wants Wang Shichong to order the withdrawal of the army as soon as possible, and run back to Luoyang to catch his breath.
Wang Shichong was very embarrassed, but at this time, his beard was all open, his face was hideous, and he suddenly kicked Wang Shiwei off the war horse, pulled out the knife and waved it wildly and roared: "Bastard thing, mess with my army's heart, see if I don't kill you......"
Wang Shiwei was frightened and ignored the pain in his body, and ran away in a smoke, Wang Shichong waited for scarlet eyes, stared at Duan Dadao: "I should be the lord of the world, what is a little setback, Aiqing doesn't follow me to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, do you want to persuade me to quit the army?" ”
Duan Da looked at Wang Shichong's crazy gaze, his cold hair stood up, and he immediately beat his chest and said loudly: "The Supreme wants to fight again with the whole army, and the minister has nothing to say, just death." ”
Soon, the generals in the army who came to Wang Shichong's side one after another were scattered under the leadership of Duan Da, the Duke of Chen, and the emperor was crazy, so it was better not to stay here.
Wang Shichong has had a lot of failed experiences, and in the few years he held with Li Mi, he rarely won victories, and finally relied on Luoyang Jiancheng to consume Li Mi to death.
Therefore, no matter what psychology Wang Shichong has, anyway, he often claims to be the master of destiny in front of people, and over time, few others believe it, but he himself believes it.
I've won all the battles with guys like Li Mi, and who else can resist me?
Therefore, he often deceives people, every word he will say is from the bottom of his heart, there is no false component, he really wants to compare his endurance with Tang Jun and create a miracle again.
It can be said that Wang Shichong still has a trace of reason at this time, and his judgment also has a little basis, because the Chinese army and the rear army are led by his relatives and henchmen, and they have not participated in the siege of the city these days, so after the army is successfully slimmed down, its strength still exists.
Of course, this is not a reliable basis.
The act of war is not such an algorithm, in today's rebellion of Li Mi's old troops and the shortage of food and grass, not to mention the 100,000 army, even the million army will have to float in the army's morale, and the morale will fall to the bottom.
In fact, such an army, whether it is attacking or retreating, can turn into a disaster.
In fact, at this point in the war, Wang Shichong and Li Jiancheng made some irreparable mistakes, but they also did some things right.
Take Li Jiancheng as an example, he held Tongguan steadily, and he did not go out of the battle until now, and he actually implemented it very resolutely in terms of strategy, and he did miss some fighters, but now, the odds of victory are in hand, which is a clear proof of strategic victory, and now it is only a matter of seeing how the results are.
On the other hand, Wang Shichong can be said to have made countless mistakes, but he is also very resolute in what consumes the strength of Li Mi's old department, so it is not easy to barely maintain the situation under the bite of Li Mi's old department.
Now, it was time to decide what symbols to draw at the end of the war......
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