Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1130 Mind

Li Keyong has already returned to Jinyang, and Li Siyuan and Shi Shanyou are in charge of the war between Xin Dai and Yunwei, with Li Siyuan in charge and Shi Shanyou as his assistant.

Li Siyuan is 36 years old this year. After fighting for more than [-] years, he has finally taken up the position of front-line commander, responsible for one aspect of the overall situation. For him, this is a huge breakthrough in his official career.

It's just that - Hedong's future is overall bleak and unclear, which makes the position of the commander-in-chief quite eclipsed.

The army under him has been adjusted again.

The soldiers and horses that came from Youzhou were very large, more than 4000 in number, even surpassing the [-] in the four armies of Qinqi, Feiqi, Xiongjie, and Maqian Silver Spear that Li Siyuan had led for a long time.How to manage it is actually quite a challenge.

This is not unfounded worry.In fact, Li Cunzhang, the current deputy envoy of Jiedu in Youzhou, was very angry that his soldiers and horses were taken away, because this weakened his power in disguise.

Reluctantly, this was King Jin's order, and he could not refuse.But this account should more or less be settled on Li Siyuan's source.

Of course Li Siyuan knew what was going on here.But dealing with the Xia people is a business, that's all, there is nothing to say.

"Admonish Jinyang again. Since he was going to fight, he was so slow in preparing. What's the reason? Only two batches of food and arrows have been sent so far. It's too slow." Li Siyuan frowned. The ledger is put down.

He was illiterate, couldn't read anything in the account book at all, and didn't bother to read it.His top priority now is to complete the preparations before the start of the war.

"My lord, I heard that Li Zhangji and Ge Sima of the Jinyang shogunate are smart and capable, and they are very familiar with military affairs, so they shouldn't be so slow in handling things. They-maybe on purpose." Li Congke, the adopted son, said mysteriously. At the same time, there is some pride, a kind of pride that sees through secrets.

Li Siyuan smiled and said: "You little boy who has only fought for a few years can see it, how can I not know?"

Yes, just as Liang Hanyong and Pei Guan guessed, Li Keyong didn't think much of A Baoji's new foster brother.In other words, he may have a certain degree of fear of the word "righteous brother", and he really doesn't like it very much.

He has decided to wait and see what happens.

The Khitan people will be full of resentment, and the possibility of fighting the Xia people is very high, so you might as well wait a little longer, let the Xia people's troops be attracted to the Yanbei front line in large numbers, and when the rear is empty, send out elite troops and fight against them in one fell swoop. Xia people's seven inches above.

Li Siyuan does not comment on whether this strategy is correct or wrong.

All he knew was that he felt sorry for the Khitan people by doing so.But then again, there is really no mutual trust between them and Khitan, and even the hostility has not been completely eliminated.In such a situation, it is really difficult to join forces without any reservations.

In the game, some decisions are really difficult to make.But Jin Wang——is really old, he doesn't have the vigor of ten years ago.It was definitely not such an option to be King Jin at that time.

"So the adults already know." Li Congke smiled sheepishly.

"You have to keep your mouth shut." Li Siyuan said, "Once the rumor spreads, the morale of the army may be affected."

"Of order." Li Congke replied.

Li Siyuan sighed and turned around in the middle hall.

After a long time, he suddenly said: "You go to Jinyang for me. No matter how the shogunate plans, it is always right to get the supplies ready first. In case you send troops in a hurry, you will find that nothing is ready."

"Of order." Li Congke complied again.

"There is more." Li Siyuan said again: "You went to the Jin Palace in person, and said that at this moment, instead of looking forward to the future, it is better to go north with all your troops and meet Abaoji in Yunzhou. At that time, there will be more than 20 troops. People are afraid, so the initiative is on our side. If you can’t see King Jin, you can go to Gai Yu and Li Xiji and ask them to persuade you.”

"King Jin and A Baoji met in Yunzhou?" Li Congke asked in surprise.

"You don't need to ask too many questions, just go." Li Siyuan waved his hand, telling Li Congke to go to work quickly.

"Yes." Seeing that her father was a little irritable, Li Congke immediately left.

Li Siyuan was indeed a little irritable, so he left the army and practiced the fifth battalion of the new army.

Once the war breaks out, the main force will definitely go north. At that time, Xin Dai's defense can only rely on these more than 5 cavalry to defend.These troops are currently trained by the coaches and envoys of the capital, but in fact they are under dual management, because Jinyang has put them under the command of Li Siyuan.

Faced with such trust, Li Siyuan is also very grateful.

He doesn't have much ambition.Although he was discouraged by Hedong's appearance, he didn't waver at all, and he always wanted to repay King Jin's great kindness.

He is illiterate and has no talent for managing the world.The only thing that can be done is to drill the troops, fight bravely, and guard one side.

If nothing can be done in the future, everything will be obeyed by King Jin's order.If he fights, he will fight to the end and die without regret.If he doesn't want to fight anymore, the big deal is that the old brothers will be dismissed and returned to the fields, that's all.

There were passionate drums and bursts of shouts in the wind.

Standing on the high platform in the camp, Li Siyuan watched the new army's momentum carefully.From time to time, the soldiers were sent down to issue orders to make points and corrections. Every time they said something meaningful and hit the point, everyone respected it.

Days passed by like this.

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On the eighth day of June in the second year of Jianji, early in the morning.

A huge fire ignited on the prairie, tents and vehicles were burned to the ground, and the smoke rose up, like clouds and cotton, misty and ethereal.

There was another faint cry of killing in the wind.

The war horse neighed, the swords intersected, and the dull iron hooves almost broke through the entire grassland.

The screams rang out from time to time, sometimes mixed with scolding.It is really difficult for people to tell where the meaningless cry of a person before death comes from.

When the eastern sky was covered with red mist, the wandering clouds gradually dissipated, and the grassland became vast.

Wang He held his breath, paying attention to the movement around him.

After a while, the sound of "dong dong" drums came from all directions. Gradually, the sound of the drums turned into a chaotic sound of horseshoes, shaking the ground slightly.

Soon, from the three directions of east, south, and north, gray shadows jumped out one after another, gradually approaching here.

"For the Supreme Khan, kill!" Wang He straightened his horse and went out first.

"Kill!" Countless knights clamped their horses tightly and rode up.

There were enemies on three sides, but they had no fear, only staring at the enemy rushing to the east.

That side has the strongest troops, and it looks like there are chieftains and nobles, so I will take you!
The Khitan people didn't expect to be surrounded on three sides, and the opponent dared to charge straight up, cursed one after another, and also rode their horses and raised their whips to meet them.

The speed of both sides became faster and faster, and the sound of bowstrings began to sound slowly.But on the galloping horses, the formation is still so sparse, and it is difficult to shoot.

Some unlucky ghosts fell off their horses, some rolled to the ground with their horses, and even more people pushed their horses to the extreme speed.

After the Khitan shot the last round of arrows, they drew out their bones, sabers, long spears and iron swords and charged forward.

Unlike the traditional grassland horse archers, the Khitan people often fight in close combat and carry these miscellaneous weapons with them.

The cavalry from both sides crashed into each other.

Wang He brandished his horse lance and swept across. The two oncoming Khitan cavalry were unable to dodge in time. They were hit by this powerful heavy horse fighting weapon and fell off their horses with a loud cry.

A long gun flashed in front of him, heading straight for the door.At the critical moment, Wang He abandoned his horse, dodged sideways, and staggered past the enemy cavalry.

As soon as he returned to his body, another long spear stabbed at him.Wang He was furious, he was brave enough to hold the gun under his armpit, and hurriedly abandoned the gun on the opposite side, Wang He drew out a tea mountain sword with his right hand, swung it down, and the enemy cavalry fell to the ground with a scream.

"Master Saba is dead!" the Khitan people all exclaimed.

Dozens of people cried out in grief, abandoned the enemy in front of them with red eyes, turned their horses' heads, and rushed to the accident site, trying to rescue them.

Wang He put the iron sword back into its sheath.

Before putting it into the sheath, he took a look, the blade was covered with blood, the thief should be dead - this is the hemorrhage that only occurs when the neck is severed.

After holding the long spear tucked in his left armpit in his hand, he found the enemy cavalry again and stabbed repeatedly. Wherever he passed, there was no one enemy, and he killed three people in a row.

Suddenly, a huge force came from his back and the helmet, almost causing him to fall off his horse.

Wang He knew very well that he had been hit by more than one arrow.The sky is very kind to him, if the arrow hits a war horse, he would have rolled to the ground by now.On the chaotic battlefield, once the horse falls, the chance of surviving is very small.

"Pfft!" Another shot was thrown out, and the enemy cavalry fell down in response, but the spear was also broken.

Wang He cursed, turned his horse's head, but saw that the enemy cavalry from the south and north directions were already very close, and the arrows just now should have been shot by them.

"Withdraw!" he roared, leading his troops to flee westward.

How could the Khitan people let him go, they chased after him with strange screams.

More than a hundred miles to the northeast, Abaoji, who was camping, soon got the news.

Wang He, the leader of the party in the land of Sanquan, led an attack and attacked one of their horse grazing lands, killing dozens of people, looting [-] horses, and burning many tents and transport vehicles.Saba of Chu Te's department led his troops to pursue, but "death in ambush".

"Ridiculous! How to ambush in the vast grassland?" A Baoji was in a bad mood when he heard this, and subconsciously cursed out.

The truth may be that Chu's special department confronted the party members head-on and was killed.

"Yi Lijin, Xia people should gradually know that our army is going west." Haili hurried over after hearing the news, and said: "This is not the first time. In recent days, Xia people have become more active. Something happened."

"What happened?" A Baoji asked with a solemn expression.

"In the past few years, the Xia people have been actively provoking our army." Haili said: "This year, Yi Li Jin has made a big move westward. Proceed with caution. There are only three possibilities for this abnormal situation."

"Say." A Baoji said, rubbing the riding bow at his waist.

"First, the Xia people are too reckless, arrogant and arrogant, and don't take me seriously, it's not a bad thing." Haili said.

"Secondly, among the Han Chinese's military tactics, there is one called intentionally showing strength and concealing one's own reality. They must be very empty inside and feel fearful, so they took the initiative to attack, trying to make our army suspicious and afraid to advance quickly."

"Thirdly, the Jin people have no intention of sending troops. The Xia people are not afraid of being attacked by the enemy, and they are confident. They have mobilized a large army. But they should not be so fast."

"Which one do you prefer?" A Baoji asked.

"The second type." Haili said without hesitation: "The Xia people are deliberately showing strength, covering up their own weakness, and trying to delay time. They——are definitely not ready yet."

A Baoji thought silently.

More and more subordinates gathered around, waiting for his decision.

"We are not fully ready yet." A Baoji said: "However, after all, we are better than the Xia people. Immediately send envoys to Hedong, saying that I want to see my brother."

The envoys were quickly selected and led away.

A Baoji turned his head again and said, "Hurry up the rear and speed up the march."

(End of this chapter)