Chapter 570: The Battle Under the City (Second Update)
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The spring rain is already a lot smaller, at the foot of the northern foot of Songshan Mountain, the pine forest is dense, under the watering of the spring rain, a lush scenery. The Zhao soldiers with leggings were moving forward, the Zhao army was like a long dragon, and the tail could not be seen, while Li Chongjiu pressed his horse and held a whip to look at the hills in the distance.
The soldiers on the side set up a temporary camp, and Li Chongjiu dismounted and took off his coat and sat on a pestle. The soldiers grabbed the four corners of a sheepskin map and spread it in front of Li Chongjiu, which was densely packed with several arrows. On the side, Xue Wanshu, Zhang Xuansu, and Ji Chuan, the three civil officials, also took off their robes and hurriedly came to the camp to see Li Chongjiu. A soldier had already served the stewed ginger soup to the three of them.
"Where did Guo Shiheng's front army advance?"
"Half a day ago, I broke through Gong County, fought with the Tang army in the south of the city, the Tang army retreated after the defeat, and the original Zheng army surrendered to Li Tang's Gong County Order, Gong County has been recovered, and now the Zheng army's forward is advancing towards the Yan Division." On the side, Xue Wanshu told Li Chongjiu.
"After capturing Yanshi, you can reach Luoyang City, I didn't expect Zheng Jun to still have some strength." Ji Chuan said with a smile.
Zhang Xuansu was silent for a while and said, "No, I think Wang Xuanying and Guo Shiheng are in danger." ”
"Zhang Aiqing, what do you say?" Li Chongjiu asked.
Zhang Xuansu said: "With the strength of the Tang army, how can it be defeated by the Zheng army, if the two are defeated, it will not be a big loss, if it wins, it must be a trick to lure the enemy." ”
Li Chongjiu nodded, and everyone discussed for a while, at this time on the north bank of the Yellow River, Xu Shiji, Wang Mahan's 20,000 horses, were like a bamboo.
Li Shentong, the king of Huai'an, was defeated and retreated all the way, and successively captured Xinxiang and won two counties. Li Shentong lost his troops and retreated to Hanoi City to join Liu Dewei's troops before he could contain the defeat. And Xu Shiji's striker, Su Dingfang, had already led the army and attacked less than thirty miles away from Heyang.
Once Heyang is captured, it means that the Zhao army can cross the river at any time and rescue Luoyang. If Li Chongjiu is still blocked in front of the Tiger Prison Pass today, then Xu Shiji's army of 20,000. But he can take the first step, not only can he rescue Luoyang, but the Tang army in the Tiger Prison Pass is also in danger of being cut off at any time.
Xue Wan said: "Huang Junhan, the head of the Tang army, has been defeated, and Li Tang only has Liu Dewei, the head of the Luzhou march in Hebei, and his main soldiers and horses are in Hanoi, and there are not many soldiers and horses guarding Heyang. Composed. It will never be a problem for the two generals Wang to capture Heyang, but it depends on how long the Tang army in Heyang can hold out. ”
Li Chongjiu pointed to the map with a horsewhip and said: "Cheng Mingzhen's army and Su Dingfang's elite cavalry, it is imperative to attack Heyang together, and our army in Heyang must be held in his hands and let Xu Shiji." Wang Mahan continued to lead the army deeper, ignoring Li Shentong in Hanoi and Liu Dewei's Tang army, turning south and attacking the three cities of Ha Duong along the river, which was a great achievement. ”
"No!" Xue Wanshu drafted a document for Li Chongjiu at the moment, and ordered someone to cross the river and send it to Xu Shiji's army.
After dealing with military affairs. Li Chongjiu closed his eyes for a while.
"Urgent!"
A cavalryman came to the camp and stopped, the war horse was covered with mud, the other party turned over and dismounted and said to Li Chongjiu: "Your Majesty, the Zheng army's forward is in ambush in the east of Yanshi, and the Tang army has surrounded the prince of Zheng Guo and Guo Shiheng, and they are being attacked, and the shape is precarious!" ”
Zhang Xuansu in one sentence. This incident was not unexpected by Li Chongjiu.
Xue Wan said: "Your Majesty, although Wang Xuanying is to blame, but for the sake of the allies, we can't sit idly by, and immediately send troops and horses to rescue, otherwise the Zheng army will be finished." ”
Li Chongjiu stood up and looked at the mountains in the distance. But he did not speak.
Ji Chuan couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, saving soldiers is like fighting a fire, and you can't delay for a moment." ”
Li Chongjiu turned around and said, "No, our army will not move!" ”
Li Chongjiu said this. Xue Wanshu and Ji Chuan were all shocked, but Zhang Xuansu showed a slightly thoughtful expression.
Yanshi is only twenty miles east of Luoyang. For Wang Xuanying, Yanshi was a blessed land for Zheng Jun, and it was here that they defeated Li Mi, causing Li Mi's plan to enter the Central Plains to fail. But now, for the 8,000 Zheng Army, this has become a place of death.
Because of the rain, the water swelled and the river bank was turbulent. But on both sides of the riverbank, Li Tang cavalry dressed in Xuan armor came out of the dense forest valley. The Zheng army abandoned its armor and fled along the riverbank, and Li Tang's cavalry continued to shoot at the Zheng army with bows and arrows on their horses.
The cavalry of the Tang Army ran out of arrows, and Sergeant Zheng ran in a hurry, constantly throwing arrows in his vest to the ground. When the pursuit approached, the Tang army drew his saber and slashed the fleeing Zheng army on his horse. There was no Luo Shen on the bank of the Luoshui River, only to witness Zheng soldiers constantly being chopped into the water by the Tang army. Some Zheng Jun saw the Tang army chasing after them, but they ignored the waves and water, and jumped directly into the water to escape, but were swept away by the torrent.
The Zheng army was killed and wounded on the bank of the river, and it was miserable. Li Shimin looked at this qi leisurely, defeating this Zheng army was too easy for him.
At this time, the general Hou Jun came on horseback, threw a human head on the ground and said: "This is Guo Shiheng, the general of the Zheng army, who fought with me but three times, and was beheaded." ”
Li Shimin glanced at the rank on the ground and said: "What kind of general Zheng Jun, in front of you, he is just a person who sells bids." ”
Hou Junji was very happy to be praised by Li Shimin, and at this time, another member of the Tang Army, Cheng Yanjin, also rode a horse and said: "Your Highness, the rest of the Zheng army has surrendered to us, only the crown prince Wang Xuanying, several Zheng officials, and hundreds of Zheng soldiers have retreated on the mountain, and the last general asked if you want to live?" ”
"What else do you need to say?" Hou Junji said, "If you capture Wang Xuanying, you can let him force Wang Shichong to surrender the city." ”
Cheng Biting Jin said: "Okay, I understand, I'll get him later." ”
"Wait!" Li Shimin stopped Cheng biting gold.
Seeing that Li Shimin stopped him, Cheng Yanjin couldn't help but say with a look of urgency: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin, what are you waiting for, if you wait for the reinforcements of the Zhao army to come, Lao Cheng and my boiled duck will fly." ”
Li Shimin glanced at Cheng Yanjin and said with a slight smile: "Lone is just waiting for Zhao Jun's reinforcements!" ”
Hou Junji and Cheng Biting Jin were stunned for a moment, and then suddenly they were stunned.
Hou Junji said: "King Qin wants to use Wang Xuanying as bait to surround the point to send reinforcements, this is really a clever plan!" ”
Cheng Biting Jin put the horse lance on the ground and said, "Okay, as soon as the reinforcements of this Zhao soldier arrive, my old Cheng can kill again." ”
Li Shimin said: "Yes, Li Junxian, Chai Shao has been ambushed on the bank of Luoshui, Hou Junji you lead your troops to detour back to the mountain, once the Zhao army enters the trap, you will be in the pocket, and Cheng Zhijie You will lead the men and horses to besiege Wang Xuanying, and as soon as the Zhao army arrives, you will pretend to be invincible and retreat, leading them into the pocket." ”
"No!" Hou Junji and Cheng Yanjin received orders together.
In fact, Li Shimin temporarily withdrew from the Tiger Prison, firstly, because the Zhao Army and the Navy had bypassed the Tiger Prison and could attack Heyang at any time with Xu Shiji's army by water, copying the back road of the Tang Army in the Tiger Prison Pass. The second reason is that Li Yuan's holy decree has been issued, if he does not withdraw from the Tiger Prison Pass, he will disobey the order on the spot, so even if he wins this battle, he will inevitably break with Li Yuan.
Therefore, Li Shimin used a roundabout method to deliberately withdraw his troops from the Tiger Pass, first, to paralyze the Zhao army, thinking that Li Shimin let them go west to Luoyang, and the Tang army had the intention of retreating, so Li Shimin suddenly killed the horse pistol and defeated the Zhao army who was eager to enter Luoyang to relieve the siege.
In fact, with Li Shimin's tenacious personality, he will give up the victory that he will win wherever he can, and give up half a year's hard work. Li Shimin moved the battlefield from the Tiger Prison to Yanshi. Just as Wang Shi acted as a year to block Li Mi in Yanshi, he preset a battle with Li Chongjiu on the battlefield.
After a roundabout, the result did not change, but Li Shimin took retreat as advance, not only resolving his various unfavorable and desperate situations, but also winning opportunities for himself.
Now Li Shimin looked at Luo Shui, who was dyed red, and said: Li Chongjiu don't play those conspiracies and tricks anymore, let's come and fight with Lone in a dignified manner, after passing the Yanmen Pass, Lone has been waiting for this battle for ten years.
Li Shimin waved his horsewhip heavily, the war horse neighed, and his hooves sank into the rain and fog. Li Shimin waited all night under Yanshi City. Wang Xuanying, Du Yan and others were also frightened when they were tied up on the hills.
However, nearly 10,000 elite Tang troops waited all night, but they did not wait for Zhao army reinforcements. In the early morning, there was a wet fog on the banks of the Luoshui River, ambushing the Tang army, and they were awakened by the sound of galloping horses' hooves.
A general came to Li Shimin and said anxiously: "Your Highness, Manager Shi is in a hurry!" ”
Shi Wanbao, the general of the Tang Army, sat in Longmen and guarded the south gate of Luoyang.
Li Shimin glanced at the other party and said, "Lone knows, is Xiao Milling sent troops to Xiangyang?" ”
Li Shimin's eldest grandson Wuji said: "What's the fuss about, this matter was expected by King Qin, Xiao Mo is resourceful and indecisive, even if he sends troops, he will not dare to go north to fight me in Luoyang." ”
The general lowered his head and said, "It is indeed Xiao Mo who sent troops back to King Qin, but it is not the case that General Manager Shi wants to tell him. It's Zhao Jun...... Zhao Jun broke through the Xuanyuan Pass yesterday! ”
As soon as these words came out, Fang Xuanling stopped in his hands. Fang Xuanling was even more lost, and almost threw the file in his hand to the ground. Tiger Prison Pass and Xuanyuan Pass are in the north foot of Songshan Mountain, one is in the south foot of Songshan Mountain, if Tiger Prison Pass is the main gate of Luoyang in the west, then Xuanyuan Pass is the side gate.
Once the Zhao army broke through the Xuanyuan Pass, it was only twenty miles away from Luoyang. Here Li Tang had no troops to defend at all, so he could only sit back and watch the Zhao army successfully reach Luoyang City. The arrival of the Zhao army at the foot of Luoyang City also meant that Li Shimin's decisive battle with Li Chongjiu in Yanshi became meaningless. The siege of Luoyang, which Li Shimin had worked so hard to lay out, has been broken.
However, the trail in front of Xuanyuan Pass is difficult to walk, which is not conducive to the entry and exit of the army, and the checkpoint is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
But why Li Chongjiu can break through Xuanyuan Pass, except for Sheng Yanshi's surrender to the enemy, there is no second possibility at all.
Even with a calm look, Li Shimin immediately got up and shouted angrily: "Master Sheng Yan is a bad thing!" ”