Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

I have to admit that Li Shimin may be the best in the world when it comes to choosing the right time.

In the battle of Qianshuiyuan, Li Shimin ordered his generals to hold the defense line for many days. When it was on the verge of collapse, he personally led the cavalry to attack the Western Qin Dynasty in a side attack, and defeated the Guannai Road and Longyou Road in one fell swoop.

In subsequent key battles such as Baibi, Hulao, and Luoshui, Li Shimin also held on and cut off the opponent's food routes before engaging in a decisive battle.

Choosing when to attack is a matter of knowledge. Song Jinjiang decided to retreat when he stepped forward, but was chased by Li Shimin on the back foot. Dou Jiande summoned ministers and generals to discuss matters, and Li Shimin ordered to charge into the battle... Li Shimin was in this regard Has a keen talent.

When the scouts reported the commotion in the Turkic camp on the other side, Li Shimin, who had already made preparations with many generals, did something that he often did and that the generals and staff did not bother to dissuade... Well, Ling Jing was the one who dissuaded him with a cold face.

Well, after all, Ling Jing had only heard of it, but had never seen it with his own eyes... Li Shimin led more than ten personal guards to actually cross the Jing River to investigate the military situation.

Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, and Changsun Wuji all wanted to dissuade him. You were the king of Qin back then, but now you are the prince!

But they didn't speak in the end because they all knew it and couldn't persuade him!

Habitually seeking death!

After Li Shimin crossed the Jinghe River, he quickly determined... There were riots in several Turkic camps. It was definitely not to lure the enemy. There should be something wrong with Xue Yantuo, because the riots started from Xue Yantuo's camp in the east and went west. Passed.

It's not completely bright yet. At this time...it can't be Dubu Khan who is luring the enemy, otherwise it will easily lead to chaos among the entire army.

Although he had not yet seen the smoke coming, Li Shimin quickly made a decision and attacked with heavy drums. Seven thousand cavalry crossed the Jing River from three places and launched a surprise attack from three directions and three angles.

As if a bucket of gasoline was poured on a pile of black smoke that had just been lit, the fire suddenly rose. Cheng Yaojin, who was in the vanguard, encountered little resistance from the established organizations and easily destroyed two camps in a row. .

Li Keshi, who succeeded Li Keshi, and generals such as Changsun Shunde, Fan Xing, and Zhang Cong from the other two directions did not encounter any strong resistance... It seemed that the Turks had accepted the fact of defeat and just wanted to escape.

The attacks in the three directions targeted Jingyang, Gaoling, and Yunyang respectively. Although they were separated by as little as seven or eight miles and as many as more than ten miles, they were actually not far from each other, and they had a common target, which was located in Gaoling County. The main Turkic camp.

The main camp was not much better than other camps. The assembled Wang Zhang soldiers held Cheng Yaojin's forward outside, but Fan Xing, Zheng Rentai, and An Yuanshou happened to arrive with two thousand Tang cavalry, and they attacked from the flank. He rushed into the camp and stabbed the buttocks of the king's tent soldiers to pieces, killing them all outside Dubu Khan's tent.

There is no way to fight, there is really no way to fight.

Although Dubu Khan had no time to put on his armor, he picked up his iron spear and jumped onto his horse. Although he was hit by two arrows, he still refused to retreat. The two sides fought fiercely.

However, after the king's soldiers in front discovered that they had been stabbed in the butt, they could not withstand Cheng Yaojin's fierce attack, and finally collapsed... and dispersed most of the troops that Dubu Khan had finally gathered.

Dubu Khan wanted to cry without tears. Knowing that the situation was over, he began to escape again... He suddenly thought that in Jingzhou last year, he seemed to be forced to escape in the same way. That time, Tuli Khan was better than him. He ran fast, and this time Yi Nan and Li Zhehui also ran faster than him.

But Tuli Khan was really running for his life, and Yi Nan and Li Zhehui might be blocking him in front.

"Your Highness!"

"Your Highness!"

Li Shimin arrived with two thousand cavalry. He led his troops to attack Jingyang and finally arrived outside Gaoling County. He thought of coming to help, but he didn't expect that the Turks had already been defeated.

Everyone looked excited. They didn't expect that the Turks would be defeated in just two days, and now is the time to take advantage... All the people present were Li Shimin's generals, and they knew the prince's temperament very well. .

If you don’t pursue me at this time, you’d be kidding me!

"Cheng Yaojin!" Li Shimin shouted: "You lead Li Keshi and Zhang Cong to pursue along the Jinghe River. Don't be too hasty, but you must not let the Turks cross the Jinghe River."

"Yes!"

"Changsun Shunde, lead Fan Xing and Zheng Rentai to pursue northwest, go around to the north of Chunhua County, and drive the fleeing Turkic troops towards the Jinghe River." "Yes."

Watching the large numbers of cavalry rushing away, Li Shimin looked up and saw that the sky was already bright, but it was still gloomy, and the strong wind was blowing snowflakes flying in the air.

At this time, many staff members have arrived, and everyone's face is full of excitement. Everyone has been under great pressure in the past two days, but they did not expect that the predicament will disappear so quickly like ice melting and snow melting.

"In the sixth year of Wude, Huairen once discussed His Highness's wars with me in detail." Ling Jing suddenly said: "There were still two remaining sentences at that time."

Fang Xuanling smiled and said: "It's been a long time since I listened to Huairen's works. Why don't Ling Gong come to sing?"

"It is better to use your remaining courage to pursue the poor bandits, not to use your reputation as an academic overlord."

Li Shimin laughed loudly and said, "The person who knows how to be lonely is Huairen."

In the battles of Qianshuiyuan, Baibi, and Hulao, Li Shimin pursued the enemy after defeating him. He even did not dismount his horse for two days and three nights, and finally won the victory.

The same goes for Li Shan. He pursued and captured Gushe alive in Yanmen. He pursued and defeated the Turks twice in the first battle at Guji Town. In the first battle at Jingzhou, he was pursued and killed in a river of blood.

"Now it depends on whether King Wei Si can block it..." Du Ruhui simulated a map in his mind, "It should be in the southwest of Chunhua County or Xinping County in Binzhou. These two places are the only places where large numbers of cavalry can cross the river."

"We haven't seen any smoke yet." Changsun Wuji shook his head, "Yi Nan should still be withdrawing his troops..."

"Look!" Han Liang pointed to the southwest. Suddenly there was black smoke rising from the Jing River. However, because of the sudden snowfall and strong wind today, he couldn't see clearly.

"Yi Nan has withdrawn his troops, and we will definitely win this battle." Li Shimin said with a smile: "Huairen planned this, and this battle should be the first success."

Ling Jing said quietly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has decided on this battle..."

"There is no limit to what you can do!" Li Shimin laughed it off, thought for a moment and then said: "Send people back to Chang'an... Xuan Ling should take a trip."

"Yes."

"More than 4,000 troops are pursuing the pursuit, and Huairen is still on the side..." Li Shimin hesitated a little, feeling that the troops might not be enough.

In the past two days, both sides of Li Shan's side fought hard and suffered considerable losses. Although the Turks were defeated, they still had at least ten thousand cavalry, and generally speaking, they fled westward along the Jinghe River, all in the same direction. , it is easy to gather troops.

In this case, although there may be a situation of blocking in the front and intercepting in the back, the strength of the Tang army may not be enough.

Li Shimin hoped that the more than 2,000 cavalrymen in his hands would be pressed forward, but he also knew that the staff around him would never agree.

At this time, more than a hundred horses suddenly came galloping from the north. They stopped after contacting the guards of the East Palace. Only three or four horses continued to gallop.

"Greetings to His Highness the Crown Prince." Shi Su Shichang, the leader of the Yanzhou Road Marching Army, said, "Your Highness, please forgive me. I arrived at the north side of Tongguan at dusk yesterday and saw hundreds of Turkic cavalry, but they were unable to move south in time."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up, "You came just in time...how many troops did you bring?"

"There are more than three hundred cavalry and more than seven thousand infantry."

"The infantry will be deployed in Gaoling County, and Brother Shi will assist His Royal Highness to control it." Du Ruhui obviously knew Li Shimin's plan, "Pingyuan County Duke Duan Decao and Suizhou Governor Yang Ze can lead the cavalry westward."