Chapter 455 Falling Short (4,000 Words Chapter)

In the dark, Deputy General Li led the troops to transfer in a hurry, and suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves and shouting from the two wings, turned his head to look in the direction of the two wings, in the dark, he still noticed that there were many iron horsemen on the left and right wings chasing after him, and even a few elite horsemen and Huaiyuan Army went hand in hand, pulling their bows and shooting from time to time, and hurriedly moving forward.

In an instant, Vice General Li's vicissitudes of life gradually turned purple, his whole body trembled slightly, the cold flowed, and he was panicked and surprised!

Zhang Xuanheng's approach was despicable, leading the troops to seize the official road with the Huaiyuan army, and wanted to be the first to break into Huaiyuan Town.

If Zhang Xuanheng is allowed to lead the troops into Huaiyuan Town, Gao Baochang will take 40,000 cavalry, and he will definitely not be able to stop the sharp edge of Zhang Xuanheng's elite cavalry.

Don't dare, Vice General Li hurriedly ordered the cavalry beside him: "Pass the general's order, the cavalry will scatter left and right, attack Zhang Xuanheng, and prevent his leading troops from entering Huaiyuan Town."

He has less than 10,000 cavalry under his command, but there are 40,000 cavalry in Huaiyuan Town, which is more important, Deputy General Li's heart is like a mirror, if Zhang Xuanheng leads the troops to break into Huaiyuan Town. The fall of the eastern defense of Pinglu will inevitably cause the defense of the eastern front to collapse.

Yingzhou is in danger!

If there is any carelessness on the part of the enemy, the important town of Pinglu will fall into the pocket of King Yan!

The Huaiyuan cavalry under his command, suddenly heard the general's order, quickly passed the order to each other, and the sharp arrows seemed to be the soldiers marching on the prancing horse, scattered towards the two wings, and attacked the Wuwei elite cavalry who was hurrying forward.

Boom!

In an instant, the Huaiyuan army and the Wuwei elite cavalry collided, gathering together like a stormy wave, and the huge waves went in all directions.

People turn over on their backs, swords and swords, and the sound of crisp soldiers rises.

The two wings of the Wuwei elite cavalry who were ready to outflank were forced to be entangled with the Huaiyuan army!

"These bastards!"

Zhang Xuanheng killed angrily with a double whip, the steel whip fell to the ground, Huaiyuanjun was injured and fell off the horse, and where he passed, the ownerless war horse fled in all directions. I still can't vent my inner anger!

The leader of the troops outflanked in a roundabout way, and the plan to break into Huaiyuan Town in advance was destroyed, and there was little hope of entering Huaiyuan Town." Wu Wei listened to the order, killed the Huaiyuan army, and never let it go!"

"Kill the Huaiyuan Army!"

"Kill the Huaiyuan Army!"

The martial guard elite riders passed from mouth to mouth, the sound of killing rose and fell, and the expressions of each one were resolute and hideous, like hungry wolves eager to tear the Huaiyuan army to pieces.

Zhang Xuanheng led the troops to be blocked, but the charge was far from over, the Huaiyuan army dispersed to the two wings, and Chang Fengchun led the flying cavalry army without obstacles, and couldn't help but seize the opportunity, the horses' hooves rumbled, and the torrent seemed to be approaching Huaiyuan Town.

At the head of Huaiyuan Town, the guard general Gao Baochang heard the rumbling of killing outside the city, and many screams sounded in the darkness, and it was not clear what happened when Vice General Li led the troops to evacuate.

Gao Baochang led the troops not to be careless, and hurriedly ordered the defenders to close the city gate. Beware of a sudden rebel army breaking in outside the city.

Often in the spring prancing horse galloping, a single horse deep to lead the army forward, seeing that the east gate of Huaiyuan Town is about to arrive, the east gate pontoon bridge suddenly rises, the city gate gradually closes, the city head defenders suddenly shoot out a rain of arrows.

Bang bang bang....

The rain of arrows fell to the ground, forcing Chang Fengchun to hold the gossip Xuanhua axe to block it, and ride his horse back to avoid being attacked by sharp arrows at the head of the city.

When the horse retreats and the rain of arrows cannot be injured, it is often spring to look up at the city. Under the flickering firelight, the defenders stood tall and solemn.

Swinging the gossip Xuanhua axe violently, he pointed at Gao Baochang, raised his head and said angrily: "Thief general, Han Yuanrong died on the battlefield, don't you hurry up and open the city gate, take the initiative to disarm and surrender, otherwise Hugh blame will not be polite."

Gao Baochang knew that Han Yuanrong was defeated and killed, Vice General Yang died on the battlefield, and Vice General Li led his troops to flee by the road.

With his ability to lead troops to resist the enemy, it is extremely difficult to defend against the enemy army outside the city, but if he leads the troops to surrender, he is afraid that he will be slaughtered by Yang Yue, or be despised by Yang Yue, and he will not get glory and wealth!

Hearing Chang Fengchun's words, Gao Baochang couldn't help but shout wildly: "Thief, you are so angry, wait until you enter Huaiyuan Town!"

Hearing the sound, Chang Fengchun violently waved the gossip Xuanhua axe to vent his inner anger.

Seeing that the gate of Huaiyuan Town was closed, it was difficult for the flying cavalry to attack the city, and in desperation, the only way to lead the troops to return and kill the cavalry outside the city was to find a good way to break through and break into Huaiyuan Town.

"The whole army turns back and clears the defenders outside the city!"

"Clear the defenders outside the city!"

"Clear the defenders outside the city!"

The Flying Cavalry roared, stabbing his horse and turning back.

Zhang Xuanheng, Chang Fengchun, led the Wuwei elite cavalry, the flying cavalry converged, tens of thousands of elite cavalry joined forces, strangled the Huaiyuan cavalry, 20,000 elite cavalry against thousands of cavalry in a bad situation, the numerical advantage, and also occupied the advantage in momentum.

During the chaotic battle, Zhang Xuanheng held a double whip, looked for Vice General Li, and whipped him with a black iron steel whip to take his head.

Vice General Li died, Huaiyuan Jing rode the dragons without a leader, and his momentum was sharply reduced and he could not fight.

In the joint attack of the Wuwei Elite Cavalry and the Flying Cavalry Army, in a very short time, he was easily killed and captured!

At dawn, when the dust settled, Zhang Xuanheng often escorted the captives in spring and returned victorious. Return to camp.

Yang Yue was slightly displeased when he learned that he had easily annihilated the Huaiyuan army, but he had not yet broken through Huaiyuan Town.

Last night, 10,000 military guards, 10,000 flying cavalry troops, 20,000 tiger army, and 40,000 elite soldiers participated in a fierce battle, only 10,000 Huaiyuan cavalry were annihilated, and Huaiyuan Town was still under the control of the Pinglu army.

The thunder is loud, the rain is small, and the harvest is too small!

The only gain, test the combat effectiveness of the Huaiyuan Army!

What made Yang Yue unhappy the most, Zhang Xuanheng, Chang Fengchun led the troops to evacuate, and Yuwen Tai, who was stationed on the border of Pinglu, secretly ordered Yuwen Xuantao to secretly go to Huaiyuan Town, it was obvious that the weasel did not have a good heart to give the chicken a New Year's greeting.

Secretly steal the town of Huaiyuan and complete the Xi tribe's plan to invade the south.

Yuwen Tai was under his own eyelids and stole Huaiyuan Town, which made Yang Yue extremely annoyed.

In the Shuai tent, Yang Yue, Zhang Xuanheng, Chang Fengchun, and Xu Lin discussed the capture of Huaiyuan Town, when the messenger of the Western Front hurriedly entered the camp, arrived in the Shuai tent, bowed and saluted, and reported the battle situation to Yang Yue.

"Lord Qiqi, Yelu Puhua, the king of the right valley, ordered the four tigers under his command to fight against Youzhou and Pinglu with troops!"

Hearing the sound, Yang Yue's face was surprised, and he looked up at the messenger, Zhang Xuanheng, Chang Fengchun, and Xu Lin were also full of shock.

Yelu Puhua eats the bear's heart and leopard gall, dares to use troops to Pinglu, is he not afraid of the Turkic revenge on the Khitan, and dares to invade the Tang Dynasty, with the soldiers and horses of the Liwang tribe of the right valley, he has the ability to fight on two fronts, but at the same time offends the two giants, it is easy to push the Liwang tribe of the right valley into the fire pit, and even the Khitan may not recover.

Clearing his throat, Yang Yue couldn't help asking: "Under Yelupu Hua's tent, who is leading the troops, and where is Attila?"

"Lord Yu, Attila personally took 30,000 wolf cavalry to garrison in the south of Lerao, beware of the Turkic leading troops south, Muqige led 30,000 wolf cavalry to attack Pinglu, Han Changxi took 30,000 wolf cavalry to Pingzhou, and Gedor took 50,000 wolf cavalry. Contain General Duanmu and look for a good opportunity to inflict heavy damage!" The Messenger speaks truthfully!

140,000 wolf rides?

This Yelu Puhua wants to swallow Pinglu, Pingzhou, and he is really not afraid of death!

Yang Yue lowered his head and thought about it, Chang Fengchun stepped forward, and said with righteous indignation: "Lord Wang, Yelu Puhua's move is to seize both Pingzhou and Pinglu, the ambition is so great that it is beyond expectations, but it is too scattered to be defeated, and it is easy to be broken one by one!"

"Prince, if Yelu Puhua captures Pinglu, the prince leads the troops to fight and fight Pinglu, it is easy to make wedding dresses for others, and lead the troops to fight in vain!" Xu Lin expressed his worries.

At this time, Zhang Xuanheng strode out of the ranks, and said quietly: "Yelu Puhua ordered Mu Qige to send troops to Pingzhou, if there is a crisis in Pingzhou, it will inevitably affect the attitude of the imperial court, if Youzhou encounters the Khitan, Taiyuan Mansion is attacked on two fronts, the emperor shows weakness, and the prince's party echoes it. At that time, only the prince led the troops against the Khitan, the Pinglu army, and the northern Yuwentai led the Xi people, and they were also eyeing each other, and the situation was very dangerous!"

Yang Yue pondered secretly, and when he was young, he raised his head and said unhappily: "The attitude of the court is very important, we must assist Duanmu Ye and Yuan Crazy Song to prevent them from leading the troops from being threatened by Yelu Puhua."

After speaking, Yang Yue suddenly clenched his fists, crunched, and said sharply: "If the imperial court is afraid of Han Xifan and Yelu Puhua, and intends to give up Pingzhou to the Khitan, this time the king will be blamed for leading the troops to seize Hebei Province and directly use troops against Hedong Jiedu!"

Although there has not yet been a reaction from the imperial court, according to the usual attitude of the imperial court, I am afraid that a policy of appeasement will be adopted again.

Don't cherish the merits of the generals, don't share the worries and solve problems for the generals, on the contrary, constantly affect the plans of the generals, and keep them to know what is the use, and replace them.

Zhang Xuanheng, often in spring, Xu Lin bowed his head silently when he heard the voice, without words, full of resentment towards the imperial court, and supported Yang Yue's proposal!

At this time, Yang Yue's eyes swept across the three generals, and said loudly: "The top priority is to seize Huaiyuan Town, capture Huaiyuan Town, the defense of the eastern front of Pinglu has completely collapsed, and the cavalry will march quickly to let Su Lige and Yelupu Hua not be on guard, at that time, the situation in the northeast is much clearer, the imperial court is instigated, and we still occupy the advantage!"

How to capture Huaiyuan Town, Yang Yue is a little difficult, Huaiyuan Town guard Gao Baochang with 40,000 defenders refused to leave the city and surrender, on the contrary, sent soldiers to strengthen the city wall, and there is a great situation of fighting against himself to the end.

Staring at the sand table and being silent for a long time, Yang Yue raised his head and asked Zhang Xuanheng: "Wei Jiyan, Ye Qinghu, where did Sima Kuo arrive?"

"Lord Wang, General Wei has arrived in Yanjin Prefecture!" Zhang Xuanheng reported.

Yang Yue bowed his head and ordered with a smile: "Xu Lin, you personally take a few Wuwei elite horsemen to capture Yuwen Xuantao who went to Huaiyuan Town, and ask about the plot!" In addition, send a messenger to the north, and order Wei Jiyan to send five thousand military guards, pretending to be left guards, from Huaiyuan Town in the north, and strive to knock on the gate of Huaiyuan Town, this time this king not only wants to capture Huaiyuan Town, but also teach Yuwentai a hard lesson!"

"What is the prince's plan!" Zhang Xuanheng asked!

"The secret of heaven must not be revealed, and it will be said after capturing the envoy of Yuwentai." Yang Yue won the ticket in the grip of the road.

Without hesitation, Yang Yue instructed Zhang Xuanheng: "General Zhang, Chang Zhonglang led the army to retreat ten miles."

"Retreat?" Zhang Xuanheng was surprised and asked: "Lord Wang, if we retreat ten miles, won't it prove that we failed in the battle!"

"If you don't capture Huaiyuan Town, isn't it just a battle?" Yang Yue said sharply.

Hearing this, Zhang Xuanheng didn't say much, bowed his hand slightly, and ordered the army to retreat!

In Huaiyuan Town, the defenders, under the leadership of Gao Baochang, strengthened the city walls and raised vigilance.

At dawn, Yuwen Xuantao took a few soldiers to Huaiyuan Town.

At the beginning, the change of Chang'an, the Yuwen family suffered heavy losses, Yuwen Xuanying, the most outstanding Yuwen family, in order to ensure that the family retreated, was captured by the imperial court, Chang'an City spread the news, Yuwen Xuanying and his brother Yuwen Xuanwu, and many rebels have been beheaded to show the public.

Among the younger generation of the Yuwen family, only Yuwen Xuantao, who left Chang'an before the Yuwen family rebellion, changed Chang'an, and Yuwen Xuanjie, who escaped with his father and grandfather.

When Gao Baochang, the internal guard of Huaiyuan Town, was helpless and worried that it would be difficult to control the situation, Yuwen Xuantao came in person, which made Gao Baochang's inner worries gradually dispelled.

Regardless of whether the Yuwen family wants to steal Huaiyuan Town, it is undeniable that the Yuwen family is a wealthy family of the Tang Dynasty, once the family of Jiangmen, although the Chang'an family suffered serious losses, but the Yuwen family still controls 20,000 elite soldiers of the left guard, and when they arrive at the Xi family, they quickly control the Xi family, recruit troops, train strong soldiers, and rumor, the Yuwen family has controlled 100,000 soldiers, and its combat effectiveness is slightly weaker than the original Xiaoguo army!

Therefore, Gao Baochang did not dare to despise Yuwen Xuantao at all, on the contrary, he treated each other with great courtesy!

In the living room of the official office, Gao Baochang ordered the guards to treat each other politely, and said to Yuwen Xuantao: "General Yuwen, the Xi clan has been fighting with Pinglu for many years, but the Yuwen family controls the Xi clan, and we are all Tang people, so we should unite to deal with the tribes in the northeast."

Hearing this, Yuwen Xuantao laughed and said: "What General Gao said is true, grandfather, father has this intention, therefore, when King Yan and Khitan jointly dealt with Pinglu, grandfather and father sent a certain person to come, hoping to unite with General Gao to resolve the crisis in Huaiyuan Town and buy time for Su Dashuai on the Western Front."

At this time, Gao Baochang asked: "General Yuwen, dare to ask how many soldiers and horses the Yuwen family currently has, if you rush to help Huaiyuan Town, who will be the general!"

"General Gao rest assured, the Yuwen family controls the Xi people, recruiting troops and horses in the Xi people, at present, there are many Bohai, Xi, Khitan, Turkic, and even Silla prisoners, bandits join the army, and the Yuwen family is once a wealthy family in the northeast, and the influence is not low, there are currently more than 100,000 regular troops, and 100,000 troops are being trained! The general who came to Huaiyuan Town was naturally the fourth brother Yuwen Xuanjie, who was currently the highest general with combat experience in the Yuwen family." Yuwen Xuanjie said.

Hearing this, Gao Baochang was secretly happy and said, "With the fourth young master leading the troops to fight, the crisis in Huaiyuan Town will definitely be resolved!"

At this time, Yuwen Xuantao said: "General Gao can not worry, I can't help but Huaiyuan Town Crisis will contact, as long as we persevere, when Silla fights, things will become much simpler, at that time, there is still a chance to carve up the Bohai Sea and Andong Protectorate."

"What do you mean, General?" Gao Baochang asked.

Yuwen Hyun Tao said happily: "Father sent his cronies to Silla to prepare to invite Silla troops to fight."

"This...."Gao Baochang hesitated a little!

He doesn't have a good impression of Yang Yue, he still doesn't have a good impression of Silla, if you want to think that the Sui Dynasty conquered Goryeo four times, and the founding of the Tang Dynasty also conquered Goryeo three times, but they all made wedding dresses for others, and Silla was cheap and remote in a corner.

Although in recent years, the Northeast has been divided, the Silla power has shrunk, and Pyongyang has become a border, but the alliance with Silla is still a bit of a wolf into the house.

However, the situation in Huaiyuan Town is terrible, and he can only rely on the Yuwen family at present, not to mention, if he does not eliminate Yang Yue's forces in the Northeast, it will be difficult for him to retreat with his whole body, and he may also die in Huaiyuan Town.

After a little hesitation, Gao Baochang said: "Since the Yuwen family has the heart to help Huaiyuan Town, I also hope that the general will send troops quickly!"

"This is natural, when a certain returns, the fourth brother will lead the troops to come!" Yuwen Xuantao bowed his head and said, he couldn't stay for a long time, and got up to say goodbye.

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