The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 570 Countermeasures against the enemy
Young conceited Lingyun pen.So far, the spring blossoms are over, full of bleakness.He often hates the world with few new ideas and loves to talk about the fanatics of the Southern Dynasties.Pull out the broken hat and every year.If you are lonely with the yellow flowers, you will laugh at them if you are afraid of the yellow flowers.Go to Hongbei, where the sun is hidden.

——Excerpt from "Congratulations to the Groom Nine Days" by Liu Kezhuang (Song Dynasty)

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Knowing that there is an inner ghost of the Yan army in the rebel fleet, Bai Fu devises a plan to capture Xi Zuo soon.

The boatman spy couldn't stand the torture to extract a confession, so he confessed quickly.

As Li E expected, during the Battle of Beiku, the Lone Eagle Scout caught Shi Siming's attention and dispatched the top assassins in the Yan army to wait for the opportunity to assassinate Bai Fu.

As for the origin of the assassin, it is impossible to know because of his humble status.

Because Hammer and Lynx were injured, for safety's sake, Bai Fuming, the boat boss, immediately changed the boat and changed the sailing route.

After the deployment was completed, the journey was safe and sound, and no rebel assassins were encountered again.

The Lone Eagle scout soon arrived in Luoyang and returned to the Shuofang Army scout camp to report.

Liu Yidao, the brigade commander of the scout battalion, didn't know that the Beiku victory was related to the Lone Eagle Squad, and when he saw the delay in returning to the camp, he lost his temper.

Liu Yidao, the commander of the brigade, had a cold face and a hot heart. After scolding, he saw that Tie Hammer and Lynx'er hadn't recovered yet, so he didn't arrange long-distance missions.He ordered Hammer and Lynx to recuperate in the camp, while the rest of the Lone Eagle scouts were investigating near Luoyang.

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Bai Fu's previous judgment was correct.

The goal of the Yan army's first battle was indeed Bianzhou (now Kaifeng, Henan).

Excluding Linghu Zhang's army, there are only three remaining Yan Army's four armies:

Shi Siming personally led the way out of PY (now PY City, Henan), Shi Chaoyi led the way out of Baigao (now in the north of Huaxian County, Henan), and Zhou Zhi led the way out of Huliang (now in the east of Junxian County, Henan). Besieged Bianzhou in two directions.

In the Qing Dynasty, the Ku army in Hebei was captured by the Hebei rebels. The Yan army had no food and grass to support them.As long as the Tang army can hold out for a period of time, the rebel army will inevitably be unstable, and the Western Expeditionary Army will collapse without a fight.

Unexpectedly, a good card won by the Hebei Rebel Army was smashed by the incompetent Xu Shuji.

Prior to this, Li Guangbi asked Bianzhou defender Xu Shuji to stand guard for fifteen days.

Xu Shuji, who readily agreed, was a coward, not to mention fifteen days, not even three days.

As soon as Shi Siming's army arrived, he immediately attacked the city. As soon as Xu Shuji faced the battle, he felt that he could not win, so he surrendered immediately.

Xu Shuji then surrendered to Shi Siming with Dong Qin, the prefect of Puzhou (now Juancheng County, Shandong Province), Liang Pu, Liu Congjian, Tian Shengong and others.

The Yan army immediately obtained a large amount of food and supplies hoarded in Bianzhou City, and the urgent needs were swept away.

Shi Siming separated the Tang army's returning leaders and appointed Xu Shuji as the order of Zhongshu, and ordered him to lead Li Xiang, the general of the Yan army, to still guard Bianzhou.

Shi Siming treated Puzhou prefect Dong Qin very preferentially, but even so, Shi Siming was still worried, and put Dong Qin's wife and children under house arrest in Changlu (now CZ City, Hebei) as hostages.

Shi Siming ordered General Nan Dexin of the Yan Army to lead the Tang Army's descendants Liang Pu, Liu Congjian, Tian Shengong and dozens of people to Jianghuai to seize land.

Tian Shengong, a native of Nangong (now Nangong City, Hebei Province), was brave and good at fighting. Shi Siming took a high view of him and appointed him as the military envoy of the Pinglu Theater (the headquarters of the Pinglu Theater is located in Yingzhou, now Chaoyang City, Liaoning Province).

After the arrangements were made, the main force of the Yan army took advantage of the victory and marched westward, pointing directly at Zhengzhou and Luoyang.

Shi Siming attacked Zhengzhou from the west, and Li Guangbi ordered the Zhengzhou defenders to prepare for battle. If they could not defend Zhengzhou, they could retreat slowly to delay the attack speed of the Yan army, and then join the Tang army in Luoyang.

Li Guangbi realized that there was no danger for Luoyang to defend, so he asked Wei Zhi to stay in Luoyang, and they discussed together: "The rebel army came in a victory, and the force was very sharp.

There is no danger to defend Luoyang, what good strategy does Mr. Wei have? "

Wei Zhi heard that Li Guangbi meant to give up Luoyang for the time being.However, as the coach of the Shuofang Army, there are some things that he can only do without talking about it. I hope that this motion will be made by him, the left behind in Luoyang.

Although Wei Zhi was reluctant to part with Luoyang, he also knew that from a strategic point of view, Li Guangbi's strategy is currently the best choice.

Wei Zhi then suggested that since he wanted to withdraw, it would be better to withdraw quickly.After the Shuofang army withdrew from Luoyang, could it divide some of its troops to garrison Shanzhou, while the main force of the Tang army retreated into Tongguan, guarding the dangerous points, and destroying the spirit of the Yan army.

Li Guangbi smiled faintly, waved his hands and said, "Lord Wei, it is necessary to withdraw from Luoyang temporarily, but we cannot retreat too deeply.

If the five hundred miles of land along the Henan Road were abandoned for no reason before the confrontation, the momentum of the rebel army would become even more unstoppable.

For the current strategy, the main force of the Tang army might as well retreat to Heyang, echoing the Zelu war zone in the north.If the situation is favorable, take the initiative to attack, and if the situation is unfavorable, stick to the danger, and the internal and external echo each other to prevent the rebels from continuing to advance westward.Like the arms of an ape, it can be stretched and retracted. "

Having said this, Li Guangbi poured a cup of tea, handed it to Wei Zhi, laughed, and said, "Mr. Wei, I am not as good as you when it comes to matters above the court; I am not as good as you when it comes to military affairs and fighting. .”

Li Guangbi, a Khitan man, looks rough and heroic, but in fact he is as careful as a hair.

His strategy of "withdrawing from Luoyang and retreating to Heyang" precisely took into account both military and political aspects.

At the beginning of the Anlu Mountain uprising, the reason why the two famous generals Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing lost their heads was because they only considered the military and did not realize the political consequences of the retreat.

All of a sudden retreated from Luoyang to Tongguan, relying on Tongguan's natural dangers to block the rebels from outside the pass.This is of course the best strategy.

However, Xuanzong, the culprit who single-handedly caused today's situation by appeasing traitors, lost all face after the Anlu Mountain rebellion.He absolutely cannot accept that Tang Jun fled without a fight, and Luoyang abandoned without a fight!

What he wants is to quell the rebellion as soon as possible, and kill each and every Ling Chi of the An Lushan family in front of the world!To prove that he is still the fate-favored, wise and powerful emperor through the ages!
Whoever dares to "abandon five hundred miles without reason" shall be punished for his crime!

Whether it's a prince or a general, kill without mercy!

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How can Li Guangbi forget the lessons learned from the past?If the troops are arranged according to this, once Suzong is furious, he will inevitably repeat the mistakes of Gao and Feng.

Wei Zhi couldn't refute what Li Guangbi said.

However, Wei Shun, the military judge of Luoyang, questioned: "Luoyang is the eastern capital of the Tang Dynasty, and the residence of the emperor. How could it be given up so easily?"

Li Guangbi glanced at it from the corner of his eye, and said slowly: "If Luoyang is to be guarded, the key points of Sishui (injecting into the Yellow River), Lingling (south of Dengfeng in present-day Henan), and Longmen (south of Luoyang in present-day Henan) all need to be stationed with heavy troops.

General Wei, as a general in charge of the army, you can tell me, according to the current situation, how should you defend? "

Wei Shun froze on the spot, thinking over and over again, seeing no better way, he could only retreat dejectedly, without saying a word.

Seeing that Wei Zhi was persuaded to stay in Luoyang, Li Guangbi no longer had any worries, and immediately issued a military order, ordering Wei Zhi to take all the officials and their families in Luoyang, and go west immediately to avoid entering Tongguan;
He ordered Henan Yin and Li Ruoyou to be in charge of evacuating the people and taking refuge out of the city; he ordered the soldiers of Shuofang Army to transport all the important materials in Luoyang City to Heyang.

Li Guangbi's strategic intention is obvious, which is to fortify the walls and clear the country, turning Luoyang into an empty city, making Shi Siming's food tasteless and a pity to abandon it.

　Cham Cham sky black.It's even more naïve, slanting wind and drizzle, chaos like weaving.The old eyes are always empty, and rely on high-rise buildings.Look at the mighty and autumn scenery of Qianya.The white-haired scholar gave birth to the tears of Shenzhou, desolate and not dripping to Niu Shan.Follow the past, go without a trace.

　　Young conceited Lingyun pen.So far, the spring blossoms are over, full of bleakness.He often hates the world with few new ideas and loves to talk about the fanatics of the Southern Dynasties.Pull out the broken hat and every year.If you are lonely with the yellow flowers, you will laugh at them if you are afraid of the yellow flowers.Go to Hongbei, where the sun is hidden.

　　——"Congratulations to the Groom Nine Days" Liu Kezhuang (Song Dynasty)

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(End of this chapter)