Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 950 Encounter
In the Chinese army camp ten miles east of Nanguan Town, Li Shan was listening attentively to Huangfuzhong and Fan Shiyi's narration, counting out all the prepared things one by one.

Zhang Zhongjian, Wang Junhao, Duan Decao, Qu Silang, and Hou Hongtao were all listening. The four other than Duan Decao were all from Li Shan's personal guards. Li Shan's personal guards who were scattered in the various armies were called together, led by these four, and mobilized [-] elite soldiers, plus [-] soldiers selected by Duan Decao from the previously released captives, forming a total of [-] elite soldiers .

It was almost time to set off, and most of the people could hear something. Among them, Duan Decao was the most excited. This humiliated general was gearing up to wash away his shame with this battle.

After discussing for a while, Li Shan finally nodded and said, "That's it, I hope everything goes well."

Walking out of the big tent, he saw snowflakes flying randomly in the sky again. Li Shan looked at the mountains on the west side from a distance, thinking that Su Dingfang's march today might be a trap.

Among the crowd behind him, Fan Shiyi tugged Wang Junhao's sleeve carefully, and said something in a low voice. The latter glanced sideways at Zhang Zhongjian, and then nodded slightly.

In comparison, compared to Zhang Zhongjian, who is quite ambitious in his official career, Fan Shiyi and other old people trust Wang Junhao more.

At this moment, the first battle finally broke out in the mountains and fields of Yuanzhou, which had been deposited for more than two months, and the generals of both sides were somewhat disappointed.

What Su Dingfang lost was that no matter what the reason was, although there was nothing strange about the messengers, and they kept saying that Li Zhengbao had controlled the city and was waiting for the driver... But Su Dingfang still noticed something abnormal.

It seems that there is still no way to take that city, and Li Shan still wants to take a risk. This is the reason for Su Dingfang's loss.

In history, Su Dingfang, as an ordinary general, was able to charge into the battle. He rode on the royal court. When he was a general, he often used cavalry to raid and repeatedly defeated the enemy. Thanks to its ability to wait and see and analyze the battle situation, it is also thanks to its keen military sense.

Su Dingfang didn't drive straight in, but slowed down and advanced steadily. When he was about to reach Luojiatuo, he stationed his troops and sent scouts to investigate the surroundings.

This is where Suozhou lost. He didn't expect the general of the Tang army to be so cautious. He guessed that it might not be the king of Handan who led the army himself. This didn't match Li Huairen's style. The place not far away did not move, but sent scouts to investigate... No matter why, the possibility of an ambush no longer exists.

An ambush turned into an encounter, and Suo Zhou also saw the commanding ability of the opposing general Tang Jun. Almost every decision he made fell behind Tang Jun's ass, and almost every choice was made by the opponent. Also calmly resolved.

The terrain around Luojiatuo is flat and the space is not small. Suo Zhou originally planned to wait for most of the Tang army to pass through before launching an ambush, intercepting the Tang army brigade and causing chaos. Later, the ambush on the north side will become the trump card for victory.

Unexpectedly, the Tang army would not move two miles away from Luojiatuo. Suozhou hesitated for a while before he was ready to order the whole team of his subordinates scattered in the mountains to attack. After all, the Tang army did not enter Luojiatuo, and most of them were still on the mountain road. If you can break through the front line, you can also get a big victory.

But just when Suo Zhou had just made up his mind, several scouts of the Tang army had already discovered the traces of the ambush. The sharp bamboo whistle resounded through the mountains, and the unmoving Tang army quickly launched an array. Run wildly, followed by hundreds of crossbowmen, spearmen, and sword and shield soldiers covering the wings.

Seeing this scene, Suo Zhou couldn't help swallowing. The opponent moved too fast. After discovering an ambush, he didn't panic, and he didn't choose to retreat. Instead, he moved forward to grab the battlefield space.

It has reached this point, and Suo Zhou no longer considers whether he can sneak attack. Relying on the terrain, thousands of infantry under his command first opened their bows and released arrows, and the rocks rolled down to stop the Tang army from advancing. There was a head-on fight.

"It's dangerous!" Duan Zhixuan clicked his tongue twice, before he complained privately that the march was too slow.

Xue Wanche on the side glared, "You bring three hundred crossbowmen and one hundred shields to the left side, which is backed by the dense forest, but the scouts reported that there was no ambush."

Duan Zhixuan responded, raised his hands, and rushed forward with dozens of personal guards. He is a cavalry general. Although he is in the mountains, he still uses a horse with a smooth hand. The so-called one inch is long and one inch is strong. He smashed the two Liang soldiers over, and then swept across the situation. The guards on both sides held shields to block a few cold arrows.

The archers who rushed to the scene let out a wave of arrows. Duan Zhixuan was wearing armor, and knocked randomly with the long lance in his hand. The head of the lance was extremely heavy, and every time a Liang soldier vomited blood to the end.

But even so, the Liang soldiers on the opposite side are still coming in a steady stream. Everyone can see that the entire battlefield is the commanding height on the left. Whoever occupies this place can gain a relative advantage. farther away.

So Su Dingfang immediately ordered Duan Zhixuan to seize the hillside, but Suo Zhou also sent his men to come, and they were much closer. When Duan Zhixuan rushed to the hillside, Liang Jun had already succeeded.

"I have to use a horse lance!" Xue Wanche scolded dissatisfiedly. He used a long lance in yesterday's battle, but he couldn't use it well, and was suppressed in several fights with Liu Heier.

After watching for a while, although another support soldier was dispatched, it still had no effect. Xue Wanche couldn't sit still, and looked at Su Dingfang, "I'm going?"

Su Dingfang just glanced at him and shook his head, "Let Hu Zizhong go."

Xue Wanche felt uncomfortable seeing Su Dingfang shaking his head, but he didn't say anything when he heard the name of Hu Yan, the governor of Ningzhou. Weapons are also relatively suitable.

Originally, Hu Yan was in the Chinese army, but after the first battle yesterday, Hu Yan took the initiative to ask for a fight, so he was transferred to the former army... Although this man has never been captured, he was hunted all the way from Lingzhou to Jingzhou. Suffocated, Li Shan originally wanted to send him back to Ningzhou, but Hu Yan insisted on staying in the army.

"Do you want to bring a dozen horses?" Hu Yan, who was about to set off, turned around and asked.

Hu Yan asked this question on purpose, because this time the troops were dispatched and the roads were narrow, so they did not bring many horses. Now there are only more than 200 horses in the army. Some of them are still guarding the Nanguan, but they have been gathered now. .

The terrain around Luojiatuo is flat, and war horses can play a big role.

But Su Dingfang still shook his head and looked at Xue Wanche, "You stay behind later."

Xue Wanche was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look at the battlefield on the right. Except for the left side, the Tang army marched smoothly in the middle and right, especially the right army, which may defeat the enemy in front of him and outflank the middle.

(End of this chapter)