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Chapter 1231 Preset Battlefield
When the Yuan army's horn sounded, Li Xia's first reaction was actually to breathe a sigh of relief.

This is his preset battlefield, and of course he is happy that the Yuan army can come.

There are too many Namuhan who may not step into this battlefield.

For example, if he didn't cheat during the prisoner exchange, the two sides might have a smooth handover and each left safely; for example, as long as he decided not to chase Zhang Hongdao, he would naturally not come over.

In comparison, Li Xia was even more reluctant to see Namuhan commanding [-] cavalrymen southward to harass the Tang army's supply line. Even if it burned a grain truck today and destroyed a pontoon bridge tomorrow, it would be very annoying.

In fact, war requires tirelessly accumulating inconspicuous small victories, changing strength and morale little by little until it affects the entire situation.

These steps took Li Xia 12 years.

But Namuhan was too young and only wanted to achieve a big result once.

He felt that if Zhang Jiamanmen had not been killed, he would have suffered a loss in this prisoner exchange.

He definitely doesn't want to suffer.

What's more, Li Xia had lured him here on purpose.

Arranging among those captives to kill some Mongolian clan relatives is a kind of provocation. Zhang Hongdao's troops are not many, and it looks like they can be eaten in one bite.

Now the most critical part of this battle is finally closing.

"All arranged?" Li Xia asked Zhang Yanxiong.

"arranged."

Zhang Yanxiong pushed his big belly forward, raised his finger and pointed to the distance, and said, "Your Majesty, please see, we buried the mines there, which is a little bit different from the current route of the Yuan army..."

"A bit off?"

Jingxuan's eyes are not very good, and he became a little anxious when he heard it, so he leaned over in front of the watchtower and looked into the distance.

"It's been arranged for so long, why are you still burying it?!"

Sudden.

From afar, one could see the pillars of smoke rising in the formation of the cavalry of the Yuan army.

After that, there was one smoke column after another.

I saw that the formation of Yuan army cavalry spread out...

~~
The wind blew Zhang Hongdao's banner and made a loud noise.

But if you look at the people who are riding horses under the banner, Zhang Rou is obviously more like the coach of this army than Zhang Hongdao.

He was wearing a very ordinary cotton armor, even a little small, with white beard and hair fluttering in the wind.

Although the enemy is getting closer and the shouts of killing have reached his ears, Zhang Rou is talking and laughing happily, raising his hand to point out the Yuan army's line for Meng Tong, saying: "Think about how many famous generals there were in Mongolia back then, but now Kubi Lie has no one to use, so I have to send Huangkou's son to be in command."

After that, he commented on Namuhan's command and criticized it as useless.

Meng Tong couldn't understand this, so he apologized and said with a smile: "I'm just a little water bandit who can't stand on the stage, how can I understand this? Old Marshal, my children can only sneak around in the water, and they don't have any armor on them. With such a big battle in front of us, I'm afraid it won't be possible..."

"What are you panicking about?"

Zhang Rou asked back, her wrinkled old face was full of calmness, and said: "Don't worry, Tang Jun will never be defeated by Na Muhan."

Saying this, Zhang Rou remembered the scene of chasing and killing Li Xia in Weishan Lake, and the scene of hearing about Meng Ge's death outside Ezhou City.

Li Xia brought him so much frustration back then, but today it has all become the source of his confidence in Li Xia.

Meng Tong didn't have these experiences, and he already regretted agreeing to Zhang Rou's recruitment.

But in the situation last night, five thousand Tang troops suddenly surrounded the water village, and there was no room for Meng Tong to refuse.

The fact is, if Zhang Rou hadn't been willing to enter the village alone to persuade them to surrender, the Tang army would probably have wiped out these water bandits casually.

At that time, Meng Tong had no choice but to accept the recruitment and ordered more than 100 confidantes to act as guides for the Tang army himself, leading them through Baiyangdian overnight.

I didn't expect to be planted here today. It can only be said that the King of Hades fought and the little devil suffered.

"Boom."

A strange muffled sound suddenly sounded in the distance, and after one sound, many sounded in succession.

Meng Tong raised his eyes to look, but was blocked by soldiers of the Tang army and couldn't see anything.

All he knew was that the war had begun.

Zhang Hongdao gave several orders one after another, and the cavalry on both wings of the Tang army also started to run.

But the Chinese army was still marching westward. After a long time, when Meng Tong could already see the Tang army camp in front with his naked eyes, the Yuan army cavalry had not yet completed the encirclement.

Only the thundering shouts from the north indicated that the Yuan army was still trying to catch up with them.

Sudden.

"boom!"

There was a loud thunder, and the earth trembled faintly.

Meng Tong quickly stabilized the frightened horse, looked up, felt the atmosphere on the battlefield, and felt the excitement of the Tang army and the panic of the Yuan army.

He finally started to feel the power and prestige of the Tang Emperor who was born out of nowhere...

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"boom!"

There was another thunder, and the cavalry of the Yuan army who were still charging ahead turned their backs.

As for the rear, Namuhan was still far away and safe.

But he was furious.

"E Xiute, Tang Jun has deployed artillery here."

At this time, An Tong, who thought that he shouldn't pursue him before, was more calm and said, "Your Majesty, we can't withdraw as soon as the Tang army uses artillery. Although this thing is powerful, it is very heavy. How dare they transport the artillery here?" In the wilderness, it is better to send an elite coward to go around and take down the artillery."

"it is good!"

Namuhan usually only heard that the Tang army used artillery when defending and attacking the city, but it was rare to encounter it in the wilderness today, and he also believed that capturing the artillery would turn defeat into victory.

He then ordered his cowardly Xue to go around to the weak point of the Tang army's defense line and fight in.

Soon, three thousand cavalrymen left the battlefield.

The battle over there was still going on, and when the three thousand cowardly cavalrymen reappeared, they had already appeared behind the Tang army camp, and after a little adjustment, they stabbed towards the Tang army camp like arrows.

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Looking upstairs, Li Xia had already seen this scene, and asked Zhang Yanxiong, "Are you ready?"

"It's done." Zhang Yanxiong quickly replied: "Your Majesty, please look, that is the fortress that will be built at the end, let alone 1 enemy cavalry, even [-] people cannot easily capture it."

"Can such a defensive attack hold the entire defense line?"

Today's Li Xia is no longer the county lieutenant, general, or marshal of the past. Instead of focusing on the battlefield, he is now more concerned about whether his entire strategic plan can be implemented perfectly.

Therefore, while others are considering the immediate situation for him, he is preparing for the long-term.Now that he is on the battlefield, he rest assured that he will hand over the battle to the soldiers, considering the significance of this battle to the entire rear defense line.

"As long as there is a watchtower every five to ten miles, plus a beacon, we can find out early that the Yuan army wants to harass our logistics. After that, set up a city fortress every twenty to thirty miles, and the transport team on the road can be timely. Enter the fortress and take refuge."

"If every fort needs to place a cannon, we don't have that many cannons."

"Other defense equipment is enough to hold these fortresses for several days. With the beacon fire together, it is enough for reinforcements to rush to support..."

I saw that those cowardly cavalry had already rushed to the fortress.

They rushed over following the roar of the artillery, but they didn't expect that after entering the Tang army camp, they would face such a strong fortress.

Fortunately, the fortress has not been fully built yet, and the top has not been capped. If you ride a horse and rush over, it is not difficult to climb in.

"Kill it! If you snatch the cannon, the king will reward you!"

When they finally rushed to the place where they could shoot an arrow in front of the city fortress, they were still facing the cold stones, but crossbow arrows had shot out from the holes between the stones.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Countless people fell under the crossbow arrows, but there were still many lucky knights who rushed to the front of the city.

"call!"

The fiery oil tank sticking out of the hole suddenly spit out a raging fire, and swept towards them, bringing screams.

For these timid cavalrymen, the fortress in front of them has nowhere to bite, and it is impossible to chew it down...

Li Xia only glanced over there for a few moments, then quickly turned to Zhang Yanxiong, and said, "You still can't be careless, today is the preset battlefield. When it really comes to the time when our luggage is attacked by surprise, the situation will not change." As easy as today."

"The last general must be careful when building fortresses in the future."

Jing Xuan said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the Yuan army has suffered another big loss today. Next time if you want to sneak attack, you will definitely feel frightened."

"Your Honor is right..."

Standing among these people, Zhang Hongqing only felt at a loss in his heart.

What he saw today was completely different from what he had imagined.

He originally thought that Li Xia was just here to pick up the Zhang family today, maybe he was lucky to receive it, or maybe it was a shame.

As a result, what Li Xia talked about was farther away, so far away that Zhang Hongqing felt that it was untouchable.

On the contrary, the view from the observation deck is very good. When the sun goes down, the Yuan army starts to flee in embarrassment.

When Li Xia turned around, he also took a look at Zhang Hongqing.

The thought that flashed through his mind was that it was meaningless to show importance or indifference to the Zhang family in front of people like Zhang Hongqing.Once again, he would still choose to inspect the military settlement yesterday.

The foundation is your own, you have to have a long-term plan, and you have to consolidate your strength step by step.

The reason why Zhang Rou can be brought back today is precisely because of his strength.

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"Criminal Zhang Rou, I have seen Your Majesty!"

It was night, as soon as they met, Zhang Rou lowered her head in front of Li Xia.

Li Xia stepped forward, supported him with both hands, looked very considerate, and said, "You don't need to be too polite, Mr. Zhang, do you remember the gift I gave you when you were in Weishan?"

Zhang Rou was taken aback, thinking of the information intercepted back then.

He then realized more deeply that there had been many opportunities for higher status in front of him, but he had missed them.

No matter what the relationship between Zhang Wenjing and Li Xia is now, the Zhang family obviously must do their duty as courtiers.

"I am ashamed that I failed His Majesty's high expectations back then."

"It's okay." Although Li Xia was wearing the emperor's mask, he seemed very friendly to Zhang Rou, "I heard that the new city of Yuan Dadu was built by Mr. Zhang? Next time we attack Yanjing, Mr. Zhang still has a lot to live up to." The opportunity I'm looking forward to..."

(End of this chapter)