The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 486 The Difference Between Generals

The night was filled, and the crescent moon, which hadn't shown up for a long time, finally smiled, and walked mischievously through the dark clouds in the sky, and the unclear brilliance sprinkled on the earth, flickering.But Tang Jun's storage area is brightly lit, and hundreds of torches illuminate the camp gate like daylight.

Teams of Tang troops guarded near the gate of the camp, patrolling back and forth without any slack, and another ten hundred-man brigade formed a patrol team, patrolling back and forth within two miles outside the camp, and no outsiders were allowed to approach.

Four or five li to the south of the camp, there is a hill stretching for more than ten miles, with lush forests on it. At this moment, the [-] Sui troops commanded by Luo Shixin have already entered the hill forest, resting in twos and threes on the tree trunk, without sending any signs of movement. The language made the whole forest very quiet, as if no human beings existed.

Today's Sui army is an elite division selected after the military reform. The number has indeed dropped by nearly 30 to nearly [-], but its combat power has not declined and increased again, especially the members of the "Military Affairs Department" at all levels have been in the camp for more than a year Come on, Sui Jun's self-discipline and loyalty concepts have been improved to a higher level. In terms of ideological awareness, Sui Jun is definitely the best existence in the world!These veterans know how to cherish every breath before the battle, and if they squint a little more, they will be more alive when they arrive on the battlefield!
Li Zhengbao stood in front of the hill with a wide view, watching the Tang army camp in the distance silently. What appeared in front of him was not a formal military camp, but a food and grass area dominated by warehouses. Tang troops lived in various places. It is important, but judging from the layout of the camp, the person who set it up is obviously also an expert in camping.

This land of grain and grass is distributed on the north bank of Luoshui River, stretching for nearly ten miles. The first line of defense is a trench four feet wide and three feet deep. The trench is neither deep nor shallow, nor wide. It is slightly wider than the length of ordinary war horses. Once it falls, it is stuck inside and cannot move.

The second line of defense is the battalion fence, which is surrounded by fences built from tree trunks. One end is firmly driven into the ground, the other end is sharpened, and crosses with the other to form an "X". Each 'X' is stabilized by a beam. The distance is less than a foot, and it is difficult for adults to penetrate. Afterwards, there is a slightly lower deer-tip fence crossed with it. If it is forced to penetrate from the outside suddenly, it may be pierced by the sharpened wood inside. There is a guard post every thirty steps, and the guard is very strict.According to Guan De's confession, the Tang army also had barbed caltrops in the ground, which were set up by the Sui army with sufficient cavalry to guard against sneak attacks.

The whole camp is divided into three parts, which are distributed along the Luoshui River in the shape of "pin". Downstream, the reason why the warehouses are higher than the upstream is that Lushi County is far away from it. If the Sui army attacked, it is common sense to destroy all kinds of materials in the warehouses. If it is in the upstream, if it is attacked, then The Tang army in the county can also quickly go out of the city to rescue, and attack the invading enemy with the defenders of this camp.If the Sui army attacked the wharf first, the defenders could split up to meet the enemy, while the Tang army in the county could come out to protect the warehouses.

Standing on a high place, Li Zhengbao could clearly see the huge warehouses of the camp, which stored 40 shi of grain and hundreds of thousands of dans of fodder for the Tang army, as well as countless tents and ordnance.

He sighed slightly and shook his head. This camp is indeed comprehensive, but there is a big loophole in the arrangement of the Tang army, that is, the people who deployed the troops ignored the distance of seven or eight miles between the county seat and the camp, and The army in the city is infantry. When they ran here, they were already exhausted. It would be good to be able to protect half of the combat power. When it is insufficient, you can also eliminate the Tang army who came to help first. The method is to harass with a small group of soldiers, and at the same time alarm the defenders on both sides. How could the defenders sit idly by and rescue friendly troops without knowing how many people are coming from the enemy?They will only defend the warehouse county with heavy troops, and after the invading enemy wipes out the reinforcements, they can take down the other two parts of the character'pin' one by one, thereby eroding the Tang army's strength, morale, and fighting will one by one!
If it was Li Zhengbao who came to deploy soldiers, he thought he would arrange all the defenders of the county town to the corner of the warehouse group!Because compared with this place, the county seat has no strategic value at all, and it is purely a waste of manpower to use [-] soldiers to defend it.There is no such thing as perfection in the world. What Zhang Liang pursues is all-encompassing, but in fact he fails to do so. This is not to say that Zhang Liang is incompetent, but a lack of experience.

With this in mind, Li Zhengbao, who replaced Luo Shixin in command of the army, was relieved. This seemingly unbreakable camp seemed to be full of loopholes.

At this time, a few black shadows came running from the foot of the mountain. They were a group of scouts who came here to deliver a message under the order of Luo Shixin who had penetrated into the enemy camp.

"General Li, the general has already passed the guard post of the bandit army. Before leaving, the general has a confession: when General Li makes a move, he will kill the enemy from the inside and catch the enemy by surprise."

Li Zhengbao was overjoyed, and resolutely gave the order: "Send the order, the whole army is ready to fight! Mainly attack the intersection of the garrison and the warehouse area. Remember, only burn the northern area where the grain and grass are heavy."

From a tactical point of view, both Luo Shixin and Li Zhengbao wanted to completely destroy the important food and grass of the Tang army, but out of strategic considerations, they finally agreed to leave this warehouse group. Only in this way can Li Shimin's army be contained in Hong Kong Farmers, if there is no such important food land, if the possible "water attack" plan fails, Li Shimin will definitely attack Yang Shanhui's army violently, and once Yang Shanhui learns of the existence of the dam, he must hastily retreat to a higher place, and this will be Given Li Shimin's opportunity, under various unfavorable circumstances, it is very likely that Li Shimin will succeed, and Li Shimin's determination to die will not be so strong if he has more thoughts about the existence of this important food land.Therefore, the two made a plan to wipe out the enemy's vital forces, and the food and grass in the camp were not important.

This is also the difference between those who are handsome and those who are generals. For generals, they only need to obey the coach's arrangement and complete their own tasks;

Zhang Liang undoubtedly has the mentality of being a general. His obvious task is to protect everything in the Lu family, and at the same time to ensure a smooth way for the army to evacuate, so he deployed the defense step by step according to the task; and Luo Shixin received the order. Destroy everything, but he and Li Zhengbao can adjust Yang Tong's orders according to the current situation. Compared with Yang Tong's arrangement, the effect is undoubtedly better. This is the quality of judging the situation for a handsome man and being able to make good decisions...

"Here!" The messenger hurried away.

Li Zhengbao said again: "General Xin Liaoer!"

The robust Xin Liaoer stepped forward with vigor: "The end is here!"

"I will give you [-] elite soldiers, and you must wipe out the enemies who come to help you from the county."

Lu's Tang army counted 2, and the Sui army had [-] in total. If he, Li Zhengbao, put all [-] troops into the battle of the camp, he would be too cautious and underestimate the strength of the Sui army. Therefore, he decided to One battle will determine the universe, and all achievements will be completed in one battle, thus saving more time.And this is Li Zhengbao's adjustment to the combat power of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. It is different from the previous setting. Now he has taken over the baton from Luo Shixin and has the right to make decisions.

"Here!" Xin Liaoer retreated excitedly. Li Zhengbao was also under the command of Liang Shidu, and Li Zhengbao had the ability to plan battles; while Xin Liaoer was a brave fighter, and in popular terms, he had a brain and muscles.

Li Zhengbao's calm atmosphere can make up for Luo Shixin's lack of strategy and impulsive temperament; Xin Liao'er can play the role of Luo Shixin's fierceness. When he stepped forward to fight, his fierce fighting style was guaranteed.

It can be said that the core teams of the various armies of the Great Sui Dynasty were all matched after careful consideration by Yang Tong and the nine ministers and ministers of the three provinces, and after several discussions.

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As usual, a group of soldiers from the Tang Army patrolled along the west fence, which is close to a hill with lush jungle, which is one of the key points of the Tang Army's defense. Outside the fence, there are not only soldiers from the third brigade stationed and patrolling for a long time, but also three brigades. Set up sentry towers, and soldiers observed the situation in the mountains in batches, day and night.

First of all, the commander of the three brigades, Tang Jun, did his duty, but during the nearly one month they were stationed, the entire Lu family did not find the Sui army. Privately, the soldiers believed that Changyuan County was the first choice of the Sui army's target, so they also Slowly slacking off, even though the patrols continued, everyone was talking and laughing, and didn't take a serious look at the surroundings.

Just when the patrol team walked to the middle watchtower talking about the dirty jokes, a cold arrow was shot from the mountain, hitting the sentry on the watchtower, and the sentry rolled down from above while clutching his chest.

The heavy sound of falling to the ground alarmed the soldiers patrolling below. They were the elite soldiers sent by Zhang Liang. Although they had slacked off a bit, the veteran soldiers showed their qualities at this moment, and they did not run away in fright. Instead, they quickly formed an formation and assembled towards the sentry tower, preparing to cover the team as they ascended the tower.However, the Sui army sneaking to the left obviously would not give them a chance to ring the bell as a warning.

Just when they were tens of feet away from the sentry tower, accompanied by the sound of '咻咻咻', crossbow arrows that glowed with a faint blue poisonous light under the moonlight swept across, and the soldiers of the Tang army were suddenly shocked. Howling, one after another fell to the ground with arrows. The soldiers of the Tang army in front had the help of their comrades behind them and escaped for a while, but the sudden change also made them lose their minds for a moment. A rain of arrows struck again, killing more than half of the survivors with poison. As a result, only a dozen or so people escaped by chance in this complete brigade of hundreds of people.

"Enemy attack! There is an enemy attack!"

Soldiers of the Tang army ran wildly and shouted: "Ring the bell to warn!"

"Dangdangdangdang!" Under the hoarse shouts of the soldiers, someone finally rang the alarm bell of the sentry tower. The clear and rapid bell sounded in the night sky, and the sound spread to the whole camp. In just a moment, the quiet Tang army camp seemed to be " As if alive, the noise, yelling, and footsteps tore through the tranquility of the night.

Between the camp area and the reservoir area, Zhang Liang arranged for thousands of soldiers from the Tang army. They were the closest to the scene of the incident, and upon hearing the news, they rushed towards the direction of the incident from all directions.

The Sui army who had already succeeded threw out the rope, and after the noose was firmly tied to the fence, they retreated quickly. Countless horses retreated together, only to hear a loud "boom", and a large section of the camp fence was pulled down, and a five-foot-wide fence appeared. Another group of Sui troops followed suit and pulled down the second barracks.

The other [-] Sui soldiers who had been prepared for a long time filled the trenches with sandbags and covered the area with barbed wire on the planks. Thousands of elite cavalry led by General Ying Yanglang (Chief General of the Thousand Guards) rushed into the warehouse. , Tang Jun soldiers came from all directions.

"Combine!"

The cavalry was quickly divided into ten squads, each with a hundred men. The soldiers held battle lances and crossbows, and urged their horses to kill forward with the force of arrows. The soldiers of the Sui Army were extremely brave. In a moment, the situation was reversed, and a thousand soldiers of the Tang army were killed to the ground, and they fled in embarrassment.

And the supporting Sui army came in continuously, widening the gap.

At this time, some soldiers lit the fire sticks in their hands. Their fire sticks were dried with oily burlap and stuffed with sulfur powder into a dry bamboo tube, and then wrapped with oil paper. Burning is an excellent fire starter, and the Sui army has one in every hand.They threw the lighted fire stick into a warehouse full of hay, and the soldiers followed suit, and soon more than [-] warehouses were set ablaze.

After burning the warehouses in the North District according to the order, they turned their horses and headed towards the camp where the Tang army was stationed.

The alarm bell sounded in the warehouse and the billowing smoke alarmed Tang Jun in the camp two miles away.However, Zhang Liang, the chief general of the Tang Army, was wearing Taoist robes, thin-soled cloth shoes, and unarmed at this time. He was respectfully waiting for the arrival of Daoist Zongyang on the passage one mile away from the Chinese army's tent, and his personal guards were also dressed in the same clothes. Now, when they heard the alarm bells in the distance, they were stunned and looked around. A soldier came to report: "General, it seems that something happened in the warehouse area."

Zhang Liang ordered loudly: "Assemble the whole army! Meet the enemy immediately."

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Sorry, I overslept today!
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