Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 957
Although they are eight hundred elites, walking in such a vast world, although there are colleagues in front of them and behind them, everyone can't help but feel a sense of loneliness deep in their hearts.

Because within sight, there is only one color.

white.

No matter when you look up, no matter which direction you look at, you can only see a vast expanse of whiteness.

When there is no strong wind, everything is still. It seems that only this group of people in the world can prove the vitality here.

Zhang Zhongjian strictly ordered that there should be no noise during the march except for the generals and scouts. The world was so quiet, except for the occasional scouts reporting back, there was only the sound of footsteps trampling on the snow incessantly. The soldiers quietly marched towards the endless north. go.

As the commander of the personal guards, Liu Hei'er was half a step behind Li Shan, maintaining a steady rhythm, touching the cotton armor on her body from time to time, and occasionally looking at Li Shan's side face, as if she couldn't see any expression.

No excitement, no excitement.

No fear, no flinching.

In the past two days, Liu Heier thought about many possibilities, but one thing is for sure, the King of Handan will definitely use him. He thought that he might send surprise soldiers to attack Honghe Town and Pingfeng Town, and maybe let himself and Li Zhengbao The same goes back to Liang Jun, but no matter what, he never thought that the goal of the Handan King of the Tang Dynasty was actually Xiaoguan.

Liu Heier vaguely guessed that the long-distance attack on Xiaoguan would not have been conceived by Li Shanyi, but probably after a long period of preparation. Shake a shot.

Yes, Liu Heier guessed correctly, Li Shan gave up the possibility of conquering Guyuan with heavy troops from the very beginning.

There are two reasons. One is that Guyuan stands on Liupan Mountain, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is really too difficult to fight. He is unwilling to drag this battle for too long. The foundation of Guannei Dao was laid down, and on the other hand, it was also because the imperial court had almost reached the critical moment of seizing the heir.

The second is because of strategic considerations, it is very difficult to conquer Guyuan, but the benefits are not great. Afterwards, they will attack important passes such as Shimen Pass and Xiao Pass. Can firmly win Huizhou and Lingzhou.

As for Li Shentong on Longyou Dao... Li Shan never expected to cross Liangzhou to attack Lingzhou. No supernatural powers.

Although the Tang army had a great victory in Jingzhou before, in fact Liang Shidu still took the initiative on the battlefield because of Xiaoguan.

Therefore, Li Shan's goal from the beginning was Xiaoguan. As long as Xiaoguan is taken, the main road from Huizhou and Lingzhou to Yuanzhou will be blocked, and the connection between Liang Luoren and Liang Shidu will be severed.

Take Xiaoguan and lock up the Liang army in Guyuan, Shimenguan and other places. As long as they can hold Xiaoguan firmly, the desperate Liang army in Guyuan is likely to surrender without a fight. In this way, the situation of this war will be completely reversed.

You can use Xiaoguan as the foundation, send cavalry to sweep Huizhou and Lingzhou, divide your troops into Yanzhou, and go straight to the Liang army's lair to rule Wancheng. .

For two months, Li Shan inquired about the details of Xiaoguan through Li Zhengbao, Xin Liaoer, and many Liang Army prisoners of war. After thinking about it, he finally decided on the dangerous move of taking Xiaoguan.

Under the current situation, the most important role of Xiaoguan is that once the Yuanzhou war breaks out, the Liang division in Lingzhou can quickly send troops south to support.

But in fact Xiaoguan itself is not big, and there are not many troops stationed there, because in fact this is a passage, and the strength of the troops will not exceed [-], so the probability of success for a risky attack is not low.

But even so, Li Shan made extremely adequate preparations. In order to march secretly, he asked Huangfu Zhong and Fan Shiyi to determine the route in advance and find a foothold.

Cotton armor, thick boots, jade pot springs and all kinds of equipment were prepared for the soldiers. In order to deceive the world, Li Shan played a play with the unknowing Li Zhengbao...in order to focus Liang Luoren's attention on In Guyuan, Li Shan instructed Su Dingfang to attack fiercely without retreating, and even ordered Guo Xiaoke and Yang Ze to send troops northward.

All the preparations were perfect, except for a perfect long-distance rush, Li Shan slightly raised his hat, and just when he raised his head, a gust of wind mixed with snowflakes rushed towards his face.

There were scouts in front of the report. After Zhang Zhongjian personally investigated, he drove dozens of long spears deep into the snow on both sides, forming a slightly narrow road.

Li Shan waited silently, walked slowly through the road, looked sideways, and saw a big beast struggling in the snow nest, but its movements became weaker and weaker, and it was estimated that it would be frozen in a while It's hard.

In Li Shan's earliest plan, he did not consider the impact of heavy snow. The earliest inspiration came from the famous snowy night when he took Caizhou more than a hundred years later. Galloping, even if there is wind and snow, you can quickly reach Xiaoguan.

But then Huangfuzhong’s introduction to the local area of ​​Yuanzhou made Li Shan dispel this idea. Caizhou is located in the Central Plains, and the greatest resistance to Li’s surprise attack comes from the cold, while Yuanzhou is in the northwest of Guanzhong, and the continuous heavy snow makes the snow on the ground extremely thick. , covering almost all roads.

Moreover, the east side of Yuanzhou is slightly flat, but the four subordinate counties of Guyuan, Pingliang, Jingning, and Tongxin are all on the west side, relying on Liupan Mountain, and the only Baiquan County that does not rely on Liupan Mountain is not on the east. Even on the west side of Rushui River.

This directly leads to the sparsely populated east side of Wonju, which is naturally beneficial for hiding the marching traces, but it also makes the roads on the east side confusing and difficult... To put it bluntly, under the heavy snow, you have no idea that there is land under the snow. A rock or an open space, if you fall into the snow nest like this unlucky beast, the loss will be a small matter, but the blow to morale is indescribable. Who knows how many such natural traps lie ahead?
Therefore, it is impossible to attack Xiaoguan with light cavalry. This has not taken into account how the cavalry flew over the Rushui River and the Hulu River.

This is also one of the main reasons why Li Shan asked Huangfuzhong and Fan Shiyi to investigate in advance. If a safe path cannot be found, then this plan will not be possible to implement.

Fortunately, Huangfu Zhong, who was born and grew up here, did not disappoint Li Shan.

Liu Hei'er at the side whispered, "It seems like a leopard looking for food."

Li Shan looked back and saw spots on his body, it should be a leopard.

Keep going, although the speed is getting slower and slower, but the footsteps never stop. In this case, as long as you stop, you will be close to death.

(End of this chapter)