Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2474 Shen Gongbao and Lu Yue of Haojing Victory (5)
Chapter 2470: Shen Gongbao and Lu Yue of the Great Victory in Gaojing (5)
There is no special reason why Li Shimin chose the site of Haojing to fight Wang Jian, but because the terrain here is open and suitable for a decisive battle.

The flat terrain around the ruins of Haojing was convenient for the Qin army's cavalry to fight, but it was also convenient for the Tang army's infantry and cavalry to fight together.

Of the [-] Qin army, cavalry alone accounted for half, a total of [-] cavalry.

The Tang army had [-] cavalry. Although there were not as many cavalry as the Qin army, there were still [-] iron cavalry. This is the only Xiliang cavalry left in Li Shimin's hands.

After Dong Zhuo's death, the Xiliang iron cavalry was divided into two, and was divided up by the Li and Yang families. Among them, Li Shimin still occupied the majority.

Yang Guang and Li Shimin fought for Guanzhong and retreated to Liangzhou after failing. At that time, there were not many Xiliang cavalry left under his command, but as he made his fortune in Liangzhou and finally unified Liangzhou, the Sui Xiliang cavalry began to grow stronger.

On the contrary, the Xiliang iron cavalry of the Tang family, which was originally strong, has become weaker and weaker in the continuous defeat, and now there are only [-] elite cavalry left.

Whether it is the Tang Dynasty or the Sui Dynasty, there is actually no shortage of horses.

The Sui and Tang Dynasties worked together to exterminate the Qiang people, divided up all the resources of the Qiang people, and integrated the Qiang land into six counties, each of which was divided into half by the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

Both the Sui and Tang Dynasties made a lot of money in this battle.

Qiang is also a nomadic people, rich in cattle, sheep and horses, Qiang land is also suitable for horse herding.

So, how could the Sui and Tang Dynasties be short of war horses?Instead, it relies on exporting war horses to maintain a huge military supply.

The Tang State occupied Guanzhong, and could barely afford the expenses of the army, so how could the Sui State, which occupied the barren Liangzhou, rely on to support the army?
There is only one way to sell war horses.

In troubled times, war horses are important strategic materials, and they are also consumables, so the supply is in short supply.

The Shu and Chu countries in the south did not produce horses, but they both formed cavalry troops, which is why they purchased horses from the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

Even if a large number of horses were sold to Shu and Chu, Tang's horse reserves were still very rich, but the number of its own cavalry was not too large, which was mainly consumed in the battle with the Qin army.

The second is that the cost of cavalry is much higher than that of infantry, and with the size of Tang after the defeat, it simply cannot afford to support so many cavalry, and it is impossible to internally digest and convert all the horses it owns into cavalry.

After all, not every country can easily form more than 20 cavalry like Qin.

Of course, the total number of cavalry in the Tang Kingdom is definitely not just [-], but a full [-].

In addition to the [-] Xiliang iron cavalry in Guanzhong, Tang also had [-] cavalry each in Longxi and Qiang.

It's just that the [-] cavalry are new conscripts, the training time is still short, and they have never been honed by the flames of war. Obviously, they cannot be the opponents of the Great Qin Iron Cavalry, which is armed to the teeth.

That's why Li Shimin kept the [-] Xiliang iron cavalry in Guanzhong, because only the [-] Xiliang iron cavalry that survived Dong Zhuo's time are qualified to fight against the Daqin iron cavalry.

Tang cavalry has [-], while Qin cavalry has [-]. Tang Jun is obviously at an absolute disadvantage, but Li Shimin is not worried at all, because he is inferior in cavalry, he can get back from other aspects.

"My lord, the Qin army came in three directions. Wang Jian's troops were the central army, and Gongsun Xuanyuan and Gongsun Yan formed the left and right wings respectively. Except for Yuwen Chengdu, Yue Yun, Pei Yuanqing, Huang Tianhua and other generals, there were no other generals accompanying the army. There are other new faces."

After hearing the report from his subordinates, Li Shimin looked at the neat and orderly camp of the Qin Army on the opposite side, a sneer flashed across the corner of his mouth, and said to himself: "Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles.

Wang Jian, you know all the information about Gu, but you know nothing about Gu, you will lose this battle. "

All the information about the three armies of the Qin Army on the West Road, including troop deployment, ratio, general lineup, etc., were exposed in the previous battle, so Li Shimin knew Wang Jian's details so well.

On the other hand, Wang Jian, apart from knowing the specific strength of the Tang army leaving the city, and the fact that the main general is Li Shimin, he doesn't even know who other generals the Tang army has besides Li Yuanba, and he knows very little about the details of the Tang army.

War is both a national power war and an intelligence war.

I know everything about you, but you don't know anything about me. If you make targeted arrangements, the weak can completely defeat the strong.

Li Shimin knew that his army's morale was low and its overall combat power was weaker than that of Qin's army, but he still dared to go out of the city for a decisive battle, because he felt that Wang Jian's details had been found out.

Now he not only has an overall advantage in terms of military strength, but also has an absolute advantage in the lineup of generals.

The lineup of generals under Li Shimin's command this time is not only Li Tang's own strong generals, but also the Taoist Sanqing who joined halfway, and the elite disciples of Buddhism.

Taiqing: Ji Fa, Bo Yi Kao, Nan Gong Shi, Ji Shugan, Ji Shukun...

Yuqing: Xiao Sheng, Cao Bao, Ji Shuming, Ji Shusheng, Ji Shude...

Supernatant: Shen Gongbao, Lu Yue, Chen Geng, Li Ping...

Buddhism: Wei Hu;
In addition, the strong generals of the Tang army: Li Yuanba, Ma Shanwei, Xin Wenli, Shang Shitu, Kang Anyu, Gao Siji, Gao Sixiang, Gao Xingzhou, Kang Junli, Guo Chongtao, Zhu Youqian, Shi Jingtang, Shi Jingsi, Hua Xiong, Li Jue Wait for all the generals.

Tang Jun's lineup of generals this time is so luxurious that it can almost completely crush Qin Jun.

As for the lineup of commanders, the Tang army has Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji, Zhao She, Yu Wentai, Xu Rong, and Li Keyong.

The Qin army has Wang Jian, Gongsun Xuanyuan, and Gongsun Yan.

Although the number of Tang army commanders is large, only Li Shimin has a commander of more than [-]. Although the number of Qin army is small, there are two commanders of Wang Jian and Gongsun Xuanyuan, and there is another Wen Zhong who has not yet been exposed.

Therefore, in terms of command, Qin Jun is obviously superior to Tang Jun, but Li Shimin has not realized this.

To sum up, apart from the two aspects of command and morale, the Tang army has an advantage in all other aspects. No matter from any point of view, there is no reason for defeat.

But for some reason, Shen Gongbao, who joined the Tang army halfway, always had a bad premonition in his heart. After hesitating again and again, he said: "Mr. Tang, something is wrong. If we stop now, maybe there is still time."

Li Shimin frowned when he heard this, and turned to look at Shen Gongbao.

Shen Gongbao was wearing a Tai Chi Dao gown, with white hair and a childlike face, with a fairy demeanor, but he was not riding a war horse, but a piebald black panther. Just by looking at it, no matter who saw it, he would have a feeling of ignorance.

When Shen Gongbao just came, Li Shimin was still very surprised. He didn't understand why Shen Gongbao, who was born in the Qing Dynasty, came to help Tang?

Li Shimin reluctantly believed it when he learned that Shen Gongbao was a disciple of the Yuqing Sect before he joined the Shangqing, and that he had already defected to the State of Song. Shen Gongbao's words, but the precautions that should be there will definitely not be eliminated.

"Daoist Shen, why did you say that?" Li Shimin asked a little displeased.

Shen Gongbao is also a good person, so he can see Li Shimin's displeasure, but he is not Li Tang's courtier, so he doesn't need to see Li Shimin's face, so he said bluntly:
"As far as the current situation is concerned, the Tang army is superior in all aspects except morale, and knows the enemy well, but the opponent knows nothing about us. If we fight, we will definitely win. , and the winning rate is as high as [-]% to [-]%. "

"Is there anything wrong with this?" Li Shimin asked again.

"Of course not. If Tang Jun's odds of winning are so high, why would Wang Jian dare to fight? Is he stupid? Or is he so arrogant?"

Hearing Shen Gongbao's words, Li Shimin frowned even tighter.

He is not the kind of monarch who doesn't listen to others' persuasion, it is because he listened to Shen Gongbao's words that he can think about it.

Did Wang Jian dare to fight because of his arrogance?

Obviously not.

Wang Jian's record in conquest of the Japanese is second only to Wu Qi, and he has gone through hundreds of battles without losing a single defeat. Obviously he is also a very cautious general.

Then why come to the decisive battle when the enemy is dark and we are clear?
Li Shimin couldn't think of the reason, but it could only be attributed to Wang Jian's absolute confidence in the Qin army and in himself. Even if the enemy is dark, we are clear, even if the enemy is outnumbered, he still has the certainty of victory.

Shen Gongbao didn't know what Li Shimin was thinking. Seeing Li Shimin's silence, he thought he was shaken, so he continued: "Pindao studies King Jian. This man is extremely cautious in using troops and never fights uncertain battles, so he must have us. I don't know the backhand.

Duke Tang, you should withdraw your troops before the war begins.

Although the strike will lose some face, it can preserve the strength, and once the battle is defeated, the consequences will be unimaginable..."

Shen Gongbao was interrupted by Li Shimin before he finished speaking.

"enough."

Li Shimin's face was ashen, he drew his sword and pointed at Shen Gongbao, and scolded: "The Taoist priest dares to disturb our army's morale, but he thinks that the sword in his hand is not good?"

Seeing this, Shen Gongbao was very angry.

The old way has traveled thousands of miles and came to help you with good intentions. You guys don't appreciate it, but you still want to kill me?
Okay, you Li Shimin can play by yourself, the old man will not accompany Li Tang.

Shen Gongbao is also a man of backbone. After a cold snort, he turned his head and went to the rear.

When Lu Yue and Li Ping saw Shen Gongbao leaving, they also followed. They didn't want to participate in the Qin-Tang war, but were persuaded by Shen Gongbao.

Shen Gongbao was dissatisfied, but he still hoped that Li Shimin would win. After all, only Li Shimin could keep Chang'an if he won. As long as Daqin didn't take all of Guanzhong, he wouldn't do anything to the Central Plains, and Song would be in a safer situation.

Shen Gongbao is just a small episode and will not affect the battle situation.

While Li Shimin was observing the formation of the Qin army, Wang Jian and other generals were also observing the arrangement of the Tang army.

It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, but you are taken aback when you look at it, because almost all of Tang Jun's arrangements are aimed at Qin Jun.

Spear formation, crossbow formation, sword and shield formation, etc., can be said to be quite distinct, except for a slight drop in morale, there are almost no flaws to be found.

"My dear, Tang Jun has figured out all the information about my three armies on the West Road." Yue Yun said with a serious face.

"Have you figured it out? You can't see it." Wang Jian said.

The generals looked puzzled, but Wang Jian pointed to Wen Zhong behind him, and said, "At least Li Shimin didn't know Mr. Wen Zhong was in our army."

All the generals looked at each other in blank dismay. It was true to say so, but just Wen Zhong's words could not offset the disadvantage of the enemy's darkness.

"Mr. Wen Zhong, you are the only one who has not been exposed to Li Shimin, so you are a surprise soldier of our army this time. Whether you can win this battle depends entirely on you, eh? Mr. Wen Zhong? Sir?"

Wen Zhong didn't hear Wang Jian's call. At this time, he was holding a binoculars, observing the Tang army's camp intently, and found several familiar faces.

"Why is Shen Gongbao in the Tang army? And even Lu Yue is there, isn't it?"

Wen Zhong showed a serious look, and quickly told Wang Jian and other generals the news.

After Wang Jian and Gongsun Xuanyuan looked at each other, they asked, "Mr. Wen Zhong, are Shen Gongbao and Lu Yue both disciples of the Shangqing?"

"That's right, although they are only outer disciples, they are undoubtedly disciples of the Shangqing."

"Outer disciple?"

Wang Jian showed surprise, while Wen Zhong explained: "The general doesn't know, the upper court is divided into inner sect and outer sect, and the disciples of the inner sect are strictly selected, while the disciples of the outer sect are much more relaxed.

More than ten years ago, my teacher advocated that there should be no distinction between teaching and learning, that accepting disciples does not look at past virtues, no matter how big a crime they committed, as long as they sincerely repent, they can worship outside the sect.

People like Shen Gongbao and Lu Yue were not kind, and they entered the outer sect at that time. "

"Then why did they help Li Tang?" Yu Wencheng asked in puzzlement.

Yue Yun, Huang Tianhua and other generals were also puzzled.

From their point of view, the Shangqing Sect has long been bound to Daqin, and all the elite disciples of the Shangqing have joined the Daqin camp. These outer disciples should all join Daqin.

Moreover, the unification of the Great Qin has become a trend, and it is better to rely on the Great Qin than to rely on other countries.

Wen Zhong sighed: "This is because the laws of the Great Qin Dynasty are strict, and most of the outer disciples of the Shangqing Dynasty like Lu Yue have criminal records. It is good if they are not liquidated. It is impossible for them to be reused."

Wang Jian was puzzled when he heard this, and said: "Even if they have committed a crime, it is a matter of the previous dynasty, and has something to do with my Daqin? As long as you sincerely serve my Daqin, Your Majesty will definitely forget the past."

"That's the general. You don't know what they did."

As he said that, Wen Zhong showed resentment, and said in a deep voice: "Before Lu Yue entered the Shangqing, he was the leader of the Five Poison Sect. In order to practice poison, he often arrested living people to test poison.

Once Lu Yue accidentally polluted the water source, causing tens of thousands of people in a big town to be poisoned.

If the doctor Hua Tuo hadn't happened to save half of the people, the entire town would have been poisoned to death by him. "

"hiss……"

Hearing this, the Qin generals present all gasped. They never expected that Lu Yue from the outer school of the Shangqing would be so frenzied.

What is the difference between this and evil heretics?
The Shangqing faction even accepts such people, isn't this a blow to their own brand.

It's no wonder that Lu Yue didn't dare to join the Great Qin. The Great Qin perfectly inherited the Han Dynasty, and now it is the orthodox dynasty, and it can't tolerate such evil heretics as Lu Yue.

Presumably Lu Yue also knew this, but he was greedy for glory and wealth, so he accepted Zhao Gongming's invitation and joined the Song Kingdom.

　4000-word chapter, make up for two-day guarantee on the 27th and 28th
　　Because of the Chinese New Year, the workload this week is particularly heavy. I work overtime every day until [-] o'clock before going home, and I have to work on weekends. I really don't have much energy to type. Please forgive me.

　　The author has a holiday on the 30th, and there is still the last day, so I can relax after getting through it.

　　
　
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