The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 492

The tragic battle has been fought from Haishi to Yinshi. The corpses in front of the Tang army's camp have piled up into mountains. The two key gaps in the Sui and Tang Dynasties have already flowed into rivers of blood. The war has continued until now. Both the slave soldiers and the Tang army have gone crazy. The bravery Tang Jun showed during these four hours also refreshed the impression that Tang Jun was incompetent and defeated in one battle. "Judging from this battle, the puppet Tang Dynasty still has an army capable of fighting" these words also silently emerged in the minds of the generals and colonels of the Sui Army.

In fact, a powerful army has always been tempered in bloody battles. When an army or a person is in a desperate situation, he is forced to fight against the person he has always been afraid of. When he finds that the other party is also stronger than himself Not long after, the fear gradually disappeared, and the courage naturally emerged.

"For the Tang army, this battle is a cruel training place for generals and soldiers."

Yang Shanhui has a deep understanding of this. When the first attack was launched, both the north and the south of the Tang army were in chaos. If the Sui army that went up at that time had only rushed into the two gaps, there would be almost no suspense in the subsequent attack on the camp. The slave soldiers who do not have the ability to cooperate in combat have given the generals of the Tang army a chance to breathe. In the subsequent rotations, the performance of the generals of the Tang army has become more and more calm, and the initial chaos has never appeared again. As long as this army returns to the Tang realm alive, It will definitely be the backbone of the puppet Tang army.

Regarding this point, Yang Shanhui is convinced, because back then, his courage and will were formed in constant battles.

But can Tang Jun become stronger and change the general situation?

No matter how strong these Tang troops are, are they stronger than Zhang Xutuo's tens of thousands of Sui troops who have been fighting for more than ten years?Certainly not as good, but what was Zhang Xutuo's result?

Is Yu Wenhuaji's Xiaoguo rebels strong?Of course, under the circumstances of incompetent coach, internal strife, low morale, and no food in the stomach, the Xiaoguo rebel army defeated the hundreds of thousands of Wagang troops who had taken advantage of the "time, place, people and harmony" and the number of people. Zhai Rang died In this battle, Li Mi took on a heavy responsibility, but what happened?This fierce Xiaoguo rebel army was killed by Li Mi, why?It is the incompetence of Yu Wenhuaji's 'court'.

Today's Li Tang court gives Yang Shanhui the feeling that it is the Sui Dynasty in Zhang Xutuo's era, the Yuwen family's "court" of the Xiaoguo rebels.Therefore, although the Tang army was indirectly transformed into an elite division at this time, he still didn't take this Tang army seriously.

Just when Yang Shanhui was thinking!

Earth-shattering cheers came from ahead!

Looking around, I saw slave soldiers rushing towards the opening of the Tang Army camp like ants. Soon, the camp was covered in flames, and teams of slave soldiers were rushing back and forth in the barracks. There were fleeing Tang Army soldiers everywhere. When the soldiers arrived, the soldiers couldn't find the generals, and the soldiers knelt down and begged for mercy in groups, and the camp was in chaos.

"Marshal! The battalion is broken." Xue Wanbei waved his fist excitedly. Yang Shanhui was appointed by Yang Tong as Grand Marshal of the Heluo March, which is equivalent to the commander of the war zone. This is a temporary position. , In the past, the commander was called the general manager of the march, and the soldiers were called "general manager" and "big general manager", but the "general manager" and "big general manager" made Yang Tong think of "big inner general manager", so he changed his name to the marching marshal , The officers and men were changed to "Generalissimo" and "Generalissimo".

Listening to Xue Wanbei's words, Yang Shanhui was keenly aware of the inconsistencies in Tang Jun's performance. Before, Tang Jun's generals were disciplined, and they fought with their own troops in a disciplined and calm manner. How could they collapse all of a sudden.

Suddenly, Yang Shanhui smashed the railing put up by the commander with a fist, and said angrily: "Li Shimin led the main force to escape! This little bastard, with such a vicious heart, actually used so many Tang soldiers to delay our army in order to catch us all. hateful."

"Huh?" Xue Wanbei was taken aback.

"Pass the order!" Thinking that Li Shimin might break the embankment upstream, Yang Shanhui was furious and shouted loudly: "Let the cavalry bypass the Tang camp and go up the Luoshui River! Be sure to entangle the Tang army."

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Xue Wanbei saw that the commander's stern and handsome face became distorted, and he didn't dare to neglect, he snatched the drumstick from the messenger's hand, beat the drum vigorously, and commanded the Tai Sui iron cavalry to charge forward.

"kill!"

The Sui cavalry were brave and good at fighting, but they never fought, and they were really depressed. They finally had a fight, but they never got their turn. Watching the blood-boiling scene, they couldn't hold back anymore. At this moment As soon as the drums sounded, [-] iron cavalry roared and bypassed the dilapidated Tang camp, advancing westward from north and south directions. They carried an overwhelming momentum, like a tsunami erupting, brandishing war blades, covering the sky and covering the earth. chase.

Compared with the passion of the [-] iron cavalry, Yang Shanhui on the command tower was as calm as a mountain, motionless, his eyes revealed a kind of extreme to deep hatred, and flashed a cold light like a wild beast biting people .

"Marshal! This is..." After giving the order, Xue Wanbei didn't know what kind of mood he was in and walked to Yang Shanhui. He only felt that as soon as he got close to Yang Shanhui, he was affected by that inexplicable anger and violent emotion, and the blood in his body also They all involuntarily boiled up, and a tyrannical emotion rose involuntarily.

"This matter has nothing to do with you!" The moment Yang Shanhui raised his head, the whole world felt as if everything was quiet and the vegetation was exhausted.At close range, Xue Wanbei could better understand the emotions revealed by those eyes.

It's regret!It's hate!It is also grief and indignation!There is also a strong feeling of tyranny, which makes the whole world lose its color at this moment, and the thinking comes to a standstill.

"Pass down the order and let these soldiers quickly evacuate to a higher place!" Yang Shanhui felt that it was too late. Li Shimin must have broken the embankment to release the water, and all of this was caused by his own carelessness. If he was more cautious, Li Shimin would not be able to cut off his arms Leaving the barracks.

"The commander-in-chief is saying that Li Shimin flooded our army?" Xue Wanbei suddenly felt a chill all over his body.

"Oh, I hope there is still time. As the commander in chief, I have been negligent! When the war is over, I, Yang Shanhui, will exterminate myself to thank the Holy One and the people of Heluo..."

If it weren't for the idea of ​​him, the coach, to preside over the overall situation, Yang Shanhui, who was holding on to the handle of the knife, would have pulled out the "Tianman knife" bestowed by the Holy One and killed himself.

"..." Xue Wanbei was so confused that he didn't know where to start, and silently beat the drums to let the army evacuate.

"Xue Wanbei, do you dare to go west with me..." After Xue Wanbei put down the drumstick, Yang Shanhui suddenly roared sharply.

"Your Majesty has always treated my Xue brothers with great kindness, and the last brother can only repay them with death. Now that I have this opportunity, the last general is willing to follow the commander to the west, and I will die without regret!"

Xue Wanbei is not a coward either, so he replied vigorously.

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In the early morning, the boundless mountains were shrouded in the morning light. Li Shimin led the main force and marched westward with light clothes. He planned to retreat to Zhuyangguan immediately after joining Lu Shi and Zhang Liang, and joined forces with his elder brother Li Jiancheng to rescue the suffering people in Nanyang. The emperor Yang Tong attacked.

It is true that Li Shimin has ambitions for the crown prince and the throne, but he will not sacrifice the interests of the Li Tang Empire because of this.The current situation of the Li Tang Dynasty is quite bad. If his father, Li Yuan, is in danger, or is killed by Yang Tong, the court will surely fall into chaos without a leader. The Sui army attacked again from all directions, and Li Tang was powerless to deal with it. Even if he ascended to the supreme position as he wished, he would be nothing more than a subjugated king.In fact, not fighting for national interests is also a tacit understanding between him and Li Jiancheng, so he is not worried that his elder brother will not cooperate.

"Your Highness, our army has successfully left the battlefield, and the Sui army has not come after us." At this moment, Zheng Rentai galloped on his horse and reported loudly.

Withdrawing troops from the battlefield is actually a very dangerous thing. If the soldiers acting as shields know about the plan and improper handling, it will lead to a rout in a collapsed manner, and the consequences will be unimaginable. Fortunately, the Tang army did not show up.

This is also the biggest advantage of night battles, that is, once a large-scale escape occurs on the side with unstable morale, it is difficult for the generals to find out, and even if they find out, it is difficult to stop them; At the time, the soldiers standing in front didn't have any doubts, thinking that this was a normal round of battle.

The soldiers of the Tang army who were sacrificed by Li Shimin were actually surrendered from Wang Shichong. Whether these people died or were captured alive, Li Shimin did not feel sorry for them. The only thing that worried him was that these people could not stand for him Gaining time to get out of danger safely, and now hearing Zheng Rentai's report, a disturbed heart finally came to fruition.

In fact, Li Shimin also knew that Wang Shichong's soldiers were very capable of fighting. Wang Shichong was able to use a small territory to stalemate with Li Mi for many years, and achieved more victories than defeats. This in itself is a manifestation of Zheng Jun's ability to fight. Since then, the war has not been completely interrupted. As a result, after he exhausted his national power, he had to extend his tentacles to the people, and finally ended up betraying his relatives.

"Yang Shanhui is not Yi Yu's generation. Once he finds something is wrong, he will definitely send his troops to chase. The Sui army is mainly cavalry. It is not difficult to catch up with us. We are not completely out of danger yet, so don't be careless!"

Li Shimin confessed to Zheng Rentai: "We must spread scouts widely. If we find the Sui army, report it immediately."

"Here." Zheng Rentai left as ordered.

Li Shimin was not at ease. He rode his horse to a high place, looked at the winding army, and then thought of the horror of the cavalry, and suddenly felt that the speed of marching was like ants. To Lu's?"

"It's about forty miles back to Your Highness."

Li Shimin pondered for a moment, then ordered: "Let the army march quickly."

"Here, the soldiers fought hard all night! If you march in a hurry, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it." Liu Wenjing beside her frowned, a little opposed to Li Shimin's opinion.

"I don't want to, but I have to." Li Shimin looked at Liu Wenjing, smiled bitterly and said, "Yang Shanhui never used the fine cavalry of the Sui army from the beginning to the end. opponent."

Marching can be divided into marching, rapid marching, and expedited marching. The names are different, but the meaning is the same. This is a marching method set according to different battle situations.

A normal march is an ordinary speed, an ordinary rush, all supplies are ready, and safety is the top priority; an urgent march is a rush, with food, drink and some light supplies. The bulky supplies need to be discarded to reduce the burden on the troops, thereby speeding up the march. .

An expedited march is to let the soldiers wear weapons and armor, and the food and drink will be prepared in advance by the government posts along the way.This method of marching is very dangerous if it is placed in the enemy's territory. It will only be used when the battle situation is extremely critical, and scouts are spread widely along the way to prevent your army from being taken advantage of by the enemy. If you fall into the enemy's encirclement, he will not attack you. , It can also make you sleepy, hungry and thirsty, and lack of sleep.

The Tang army hastily withdrew its troops, and there was no large luggage to speak of. The soldiers had already set out on the road with only some dry food. The entire army was ready for a quick march. If it wasn't for the fear that the Sui army would suddenly kill them and the soldiers would be exhausted and unable to fight, Li Shimin would have ordered an urgent march. ordered.

Yin Kaishan also said: "Xiangguo doesn't need to worry too much, it's only thirty or forty miles away. When we reach Lushi, the army can rest well."

After Liu Wenjing thought about it, she also felt that it made sense, so she stopped talking about this issue, but suggested: "For safety's sake, Your Highness should send an army to clear the way ahead."

Qiu Xinggong smiled teasingly: "Isn't Xiangguo a little frightened?"

This is the world of Jinwang Party. Liu Wenjing, who is loyal to Li Jiancheng, can be regarded as a complete outsider. Although everyone calls Xiangguo, they don't think so, and even hate him. Liu Wenjing had a good personal relationship with Li Shimin before, and most people regarded him as Seen by his own people, but he put down his burden and switched to Li Jiancheng. If Li Shimin hadn't been more trustworthy, Liu Wenjing would not have been able to gain a foothold here.

"It's better to be careful!" Similar taunts have been encountered a lot, Liu Wenjing didn't take it seriously, but said lightly, he didn't think he was wrong, but Li Shimin gave up on himself, knowing that he and Pei Ji were at odds and confronted each other everywhere, but Li Shimin But he gladly accepts Pei Ji's refuge and defends him a lot, isn't he just looking down on himself who doesn't have a family standing behind him?That being the case, what fault did he, Liu Wenjing, defect to Li Jiancheng?
"Be careful, there is no big mistake!" Li Shimin said to Qiu Xinggong, "General Qiu led five thousand cavalry to clear the way ahead, gather the soldiers from the five barracks in front, and keep in touch at any time."

"Here!" Qiu Xinggong was overjoyed.

In addition to the elite cavalry of the Red Armored Army, Li Shimin also had cavalry. After the war, he captured a batch of war horses purchased from the Sui Dynasty from Wang Shichong's Zheng Army, which made his number of cavalry soar to [-] besides the Red Armored Army. .As a general, the happiest thing is to be able to command a cavalry across the battlefield. The generals have no hope for the Red Armored Army, and they are all envious of the [-] cavalry. The accumulated cavalry staged Liu Heita's tragic end. There has been no cavalry leader, and now it is an exception, which made Qiu Xinggong extremely excited.

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