44. Shallow Water Plains took revenge, and the Western Qin State perished

Last time, he said

Li Shimin recruited Xue Rengao again

The two armies of Gaoshu City are in a stalemate

It is said that the two armies were in a stalemate in Gaoshu City for more than a month, until Xue Rengao led a large army to come, called the army, but in fact, there were not as many soldiers as the vanguard of the former army, and at this time, the materials, grain and grass in Zheshu City were already insufficient.

All this made the short-tempered Xue Rengao and Zong Luo even more anxious.

Li Shimin observed every day from the head of the city, and found that in the Xue army camp next to the Jing River ten miles outside the city, there seemed to be a lot less fireworks in the military stove than before, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, the opportunity finally came, that is, to wait until the day when the grain and grass in Western Qin were insufficient.

Immediately ordered Liang Shi, the head of the marching army, to lead his troops to camp on the shallow water plain where he was ambushed in the previous round, and instructed Liang Shi not to go into battle and to hold the fortress.

Liang Shi had to be ordered to go, Wei Chi Jingde was restless, and Li Shimin couldn't help but comfort this beloved general: "Jingde is a little restless, don't be impatient, you will use it in the greatest place at that time." Wei Chigong doesn't care whether he is perfunctory or not, he responds happily, and lives like a reckless man, but history proves that Wei Chigong is wise and foolish.

Liang Shi was ordered to go

Half an hour later

The camp of the Xue army, the black flag embroidered with the word Qin fluttered high, but the soldiers in the battalion were not so high-spirited, compared to the beginning of the day when they came, it can be said that there was a world of difference, there was no sound of soldiers and horses training in the camp, only a sluggish atmosphere lingered. The guards sat on the ground, chatting with each other.

"Hey, you said that this battle was really comfortable, and every day I don't eat, drink, or sleep, I just go out for a walk", Soldier A held an unknown weed in his mouth.

"Who said it wasn't, you said that Li Tang was also timid, he must have been scared by the last time he was beaten in Shallow Water Plain," Soldier B said.

……

The small talk of several people was only full of leisure and contempt for Tang Jun.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Zong Luo tore off a piece of lamb leg meat, chewed it heavily, and drank a glass of wine.

"This battle is so aggrieved, this Tang army is always a turtle with a shrunken head, which is very annoying."

There was a chorus of greetings and voices below.

Suddenly, the curtain was lifted, bringing a cold wind from late autumn and early winter, and Zong Luo was about to get angry.

The soldier hurriedly said, "Report ...... General, there is an abnormal movement in the Don Army".

When Zong Luo heard this, he suddenly came together, "Seriously, what is the news, come quickly."

The soldier sighed a few times and said, "Just about two hours ago, an army came out of Gaoshu and went straight to the shallow water plain, under the banner of the marching chief Liang."

Hearing this, Zong Luo laughed. "This Tang army finally can't wait, marching chief Liang? That should be Liang Shi, and his subordinates are defeated, which is not enough evidence."

shouted, "Point the whole army, and the soldiers will send shallow water."

Hulala, Xue Jun, who was sitting lazily, got the order, hurriedly pierced the armor to find the blade, and finally ordered the whole army.

The lazy and lazy soldiers of the Xue army scolded and scolded the troops, and after being comfortable for a long time, they were all complaining about the weather and sending troops.

Liang Shi led his troops to camp on the Shallow Water Plains Heights at this time, and when he got the news that Xue Jun was coming, he hurriedly deployed defenses, and the high ground on both sides of the Shallow Water Plains was strictly defended, forming a situation that was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

After Zong Luoyu arrived, he didn't know whether he was idle and crazy or he was reckless and irritable, and the three armies attacked before they could line up.

The army attacked until evening, and it was getting late, and it was forbidden to fight at night, so the two sides withdrew.

The next day, there was another strong attack, just when Liang Shikuai couldn't hold on.

Pang Yu, the general of Youwuhou, led his army to the south bank of the Jing River, on the side of the shallow water plain.

Zong Luoyan had to divide his troops to block, and fighting at both ends had to be said to be a taboo for soldiers.

The battle was in full swing, the war horses neighed, the swords and guns were sonorous, Zong Luo Throat only knew how to cover his head and kill fiercely, at this time a member of the Xue Army Deputy General stepped forward, that knew that Zong Luo Throat was red-eyed and raised the big knife in his hand to slash and kill, the deputy general hurriedly dodged sideways, shouting: "General, it's a certain family."

Zong Luo Yan looked fixedly, withdrew the blade in his hand, and slashed down a Tang soldier on his side with a single sword.

"Fuck off, what's the matter?"

The deputy general hurriedly said: "General, our army is surrounded by both sides of the Tang Army, let's make a decision quickly."

Zong Luoyu was shocked when he heard this, and looked around, and sure enough, he saw Liang Shi's department on the shallow water plain rushing down on the left side, and Pang Yu's department, which had just joined the battle on the right, also rushed into the formation, but he was squeezed into a ball by dividing his troops.

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In the woods three miles north of Jingshui, Li Shimin sat upright on a horse, with a ring-headed knife in his hand, dressed in Mingguang armor, and was mighty.

"Hehe, Jingde, how is it, this king said that you will use it in the most important place, but he deceived you?".

Wei Chigong smiled darkly, smiling like a lot of stuff. "Haha, of course so-and-so knows."

At this time, Li Shimin raised his knife in his hand and shouted: "Brothers, the Xue army in front has been surrounded by our army, and the people are sleepy and lacking. After speaking, the horse rushed to the place where the shallow water plain was fighting in the distance.

The Tang sergeant also remembered the tragic incident of his comrades who died on the battlefield and were cut off and built a Beijing view, at this time, they had the upper hand, and there was no fear in their hearts, some only had the heart of revenge and killing the enemy and making meritorious contributions, and rushed with Li Shimin with a roar, especially Wei Chigong, who had long been aggrieved.

The turtle has been scolded and fought in the city for more than a month, and his irritable heart has long been unable to bear it.

Li Shimin's heavy cavalry itself was the elite of the Tang Army, that is, the Xuanjia Army, which later became famous all over the world, with strong men and horses, although there were only hundreds of men and horses, they had the potential of thousands of troops and horses when they charged.

It is said that Zong Luoyu was about to order a retreat, but there were bursts of neighing of people and horses on the high slope in the north, rolling up smoke and dust all the way, and he couldn't help but be shocked.

Before he could react, Li Shimin led dozens of horsemen to go straight to the banner of the Chinese army in his Zongluo throat.

At this time, Li Shimin was over 20 years old, and he was in the prime of life, and the head knife in his hand was up and down, and Wei Chigong was even more around him, brave and diligent.

Frightened, Zong Luoyan hurriedly beat his horse and shouted to retreat, the Tang army fought hard inside and outside, and the cry was moving, and the Xue army was defeated, killing thousands of people.

Li Shimin was about to lead the cavalry to chase and kill, but the later commander-in-chief Dou Liang grabbed him and persuaded: "Although we have defeated Zong Luoyu, Xue Rengao's situation is unknown, there is still a large army, and a certain family feels that it is not easy to act rashly, and then see the opportunity."

Li Shimin shook his hand and said ruthlessly: "This king has waited for a long time for the opportunity, and now that our army has won a big victory, it is the time to take advantage of the victory to pursue, don't say more, and then disturb the morale of the army and deal with it by military law." This Dou Rail was originally Li Shimin's uncle, but the battlefield was ruthless, and military law was supreme, and Li Shimin couldn't control it so much. After saying that, he beckoned the bloody cavalry behind him to catch up.

On the other side of the Jing River, Xue Rengao found that Zongluo's throat was not good, and was about to rescue, but was hit head-on by Li Shimin's army, and suffered a small defeat, so he had to retreat to Zheshu City.

Li Shimin once again took advantage of the victory to pursue, and stationed his soldiers and horses under the city of Zheshu.

Li Shimin set up a banquet in the evening to congratulate the Chinese army on the victory.

Pang Yu got up and said: "Dashuai, this time with the victory, but Xue Rengao's vitality is not injured, and the city is full of grain, and this battle may have to last again, but the grain and grass in Gaoshu are less than ten days, and the last general recommends sending a document to Chang'an to seek the supply of grain and grass."

Li Shimin couldn't help but smile when he heard this, "General Pang has been overly worried, and this battle has been won."

All the generals were puzzled, but Li Shimin just smiled and said nothing, which made everyone anxious.

At this time, Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "Forget it, the marshal still don't tease them, let me say it, Xue Jun's ambition has been exhausted, and in this big defeat, the army's heart will definitely fluctuate, and our army will be pressed again, and someone will come to ask for surrender in a few days."

When the generals heard this, they all didn't believe it, and Liang Shi also shook his head, "I'm afraid that the head of the house is too idealistic, the pseudo-Qin army is all from the northwest, and there are many heroes in the northwest since ancient times, and the people are fierce, I'm afraid it is not so easy to surrender."

Du Ruhui's voice also sounded, "The sergeant is strong, but what if it is the leader."

As soon as the words fell, a sergeant of the "...... Report" entered the account and played: "Tell the commander, someone outside the camp claiming to be the general of the Xue army has come to ask for surrender." As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the tent was stagnant. Then laughing, Li Shimin clapped his hands and laughed: "Western Qin is dead."

At dawn the next day, the main forces of the Tang army came one after another, surrounding the city of Zheshu, Xue Rengao thought that he could hold on for a while, but unexpectedly, that night, the defenders opened the city gate, and the city of Zheshu fell.

captured Xue Rengao, the overlord of Western Qin, and Xue Renyue, the king of Jin, with more than 10,000 soldiers.

Since then, the Western Qin Empire, which dominated the northwest, has fallen.

Li Shimin sent troops to collect all the land of Western Qin and wrote a report on his merits.

After arranging things, he, the coach, wants to return to the court, and the difference is that this time he returns to Beijing with the victory of destroying the country.

Since then, Datang has destroyed the country for the first time and opened a new chapter!

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