The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 493
Although Luo Shixin was worried, the problem now was that the soldiers under his command could run and fight, but their mounts could not.

This time is different from the situation of fighting on the vast grassland. The terrain of the Central Plains is complicated, and there are limited places for cavalry to gallop freely. , the Liaodong horse with amazing endurance, this choice is actually more reasonable, but the Hequ horse is far more delicate than the Liaodong horse. It cannot be abolished.Once the horse is lost, there is no way to complete the task.

After the helpless Luo Shixin captured the two barracks in lightning, he had to stop his conquest and let the soldiers dismount to rest.He secretly felt ruthless in his heart. As soon as the battle was over, he immediately exchanged Liaodong horses for the army. After adding up its many advantages, the disadvantage of being slower than Hequ horses was not a disadvantage at all. For riding, the Hequ horse is used for charging and the Liaodong horse is used for long-distance galloping. Anyway, the Hequ horse can also run for a long distance like the Liaodong horse without carrying a heavy load.

Luo Shixin felt that he had to remind the Holy Majesty to make him realize that although the battlefield in the Central Plains is different from the grassland, there are exceptions to everything. If Li Yuan is the one who pursues next time, but in the end he runs away due to lack of horsepower, don't you regret it for the rest of your life?
In a blink of an eye, Luo Shixin looked at the tall and handsome horses. The more Luo Shixin looked at them, the more he felt that this thing was a piece of shit, and it could almost be synonymous with "gold and jade on the outside, but on the inside". Well, the petite and exquisite Liaodong horse is still cute, Just like the thread girl... It's also cool to ride...

"Pfft" spewed out a mouthful of water, Luo Shixin was startled by his divine thoughts.

"General! Are you alright?" Xin Liaoer asked with concern.

"It's okay, it's okay!" Luo Shixin wiped it in a hurry, put away the water bag, and asked, "How long have you been resting?"

"It's almost an hour."

"Alas!" Luo Shixin sighed, and said sadly: "I don't know how the right servant shoots? Do you think Li Shimin will drown him?"

With a sound of "poof", Xin Liaoer also sprayed.

Luo Shixin also realized the ambiguity in the words, and a smile could not help but appear on his serious face. He looked at the bright sky, and said: "We can be regarded as doing our best, but the horse is too useless. As for the right servant? , maybe we can only listen to the destiny."

He was really helpless, his and Xin Liaoer's mounts were alright, but what could they do when they were gone?There seems to be nothing else but giving away the head. Luo Shixin is the enemy of all people, not a fan of all people. Although he is not afraid of death, he does not die like this.

"Report..."

At this moment, a scout came on a flying horse with uncertain breath, and reported loudly: "General, there are enemy traces to the east of our army, and a Tang army cavalry with a number of about [-] is coming straight here! "

"Huh?" Luo Shixin and Xin Liaoer stood up from the ground at the same time, they looked at each other, and Luo Shixin asked, "How far is the enemy from here?"

"The enemy army is still twenty miles away. Based on their marching speed, it is estimated that they will arrive here in about six quarters." The scout replied.

"Half an hour?"

"Yes!"

"Understood, let's explore again!"

"Here!"

Xin Liaoer looked at Luo Shixin, and said in a deep voice: "General, you can run twenty miles in six quarters, and your speed is not slow! Could it be that our whereabouts have been exposed?"

"Impossible!" Luo Shixin shook his head, "Lu's fastest rout was overtaken by our army before reaching the first barracks, which shows that our marching speed is not slow, and the two barracks we captured were also sneak attacks first. Beacon tower, no one can escape the interception point we set up on the east side even if we launch a surprise attack on the barracks. The enemy will definitely slow down and take a rest to fight, but they didn't, what is this? This is light and unprepared!"

"General, how do we fight?" Xin Liao'er was a brave general with a brain, and he understood Luo Shixin's meaning.

Luo Shixin thought for a while, and said: "Naturally, a long-distance march is like a long snake. I will lead a thousand soldiers here to wait for the enemy to deal with the snake's head, and then gradually devour the snake's body; you will take the rest of the troops to the central area. Set up two ambush points at the tail! The hill five miles away is the tail of the snake, and a thousand soldiers are in charge. You are in charge of the middle, and start the battle first. Respond immediately! Send more people to set up interception points behind the tail of the snake, and absolutely no one can escape to report to the east.”

"Here!" Xin Liao'er also knew the urgency of the situation, and did not compete with Luo Shixin for the more difficult task of blocking the enemy head-on, and called the army to the east to set up an ambush according to the order.

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Hongnong is located at the edge of the Heluo Plain. The more you go west, the more hills rise up. The mountains are not high or dangerous, and most of them are covered with lush forests. You have seen this kind of place a lot, and it is easy for people to experience it. ignore.

Compared with the left and right sides, the ambush site chosen by Xin Liaoer is not prominent and inconspicuous at all, but it has a characteristic, that is, the bank of Luoshui under the hill is quite narrow, and it can only reach the west of the barracks occupied by Luo Shixin. At the beginning of the opening, the Tang army camped here, which also means "establishing a camp according to the danger".This narrow area is as long as four miles. The Tang army can only pass through with a group of troops. Once the Tang army launches a surprise attack, no matter how many troops the Tang army has, it will not be able to open up the formation. .

"Da da.."

Not long after Xin Liao'er set up an ambush, there was a loud sound of hooves coming from far and near. This was the arrival of five thousand cavalry led by Qiu Xinggong.

Qiu Xinggong was born in a family of generals, and when the world was in chaos, he gathered people in Guanzhong. Because he was brave and good at riding and shooting, he quickly gathered more than 1 soldiers and horses, and the surrounding people turned to him for protection. When Li Tang swept through Guanzhong, Qiu Xinggong led the people to descend to Tang, and was assigned by Li Yuan to Li Shimin's tent to obey orders.

During the attack on Luoyang not long ago, Li Shimin used himself as a bait to make Wang Shiqi go out of the city to fight. , Qiu Xinggong rode his horse to kill, and while killing the enemy, he handed over his horse to Li Shimin to ride on. He shot to death the enemy soldiers around him with a bow and arrow, and successfully covered Li Shimin to break out of the encirclement. Since then, Qiu Xinggong status has risen.

After joining the army for so many years, it was the first time that Qiu Xinggong led so many cavalry. This made him very happy, and he led the army to run wildly. a feeling of.

"Quick, speed up."

Qiu Xinggong didn't know whether Li Shimin would allow himself to command this army all the time, but he finally had such an opportunity, so of course he had to enjoy the thrill of riding a general.As for Liu Wenjing's worries, he is not relieved at all now. This is not because of his carelessness, but because the three barracks he passed before did not show any abnormalities.But what he didn't know was that he and this cavalry had already entered the ambush circle of the Sui army, and became the great military exploits in the eyes of the Sui army.

"General, the bandit army is here."

The generals and soldiers of the Sui army are the group of people who have the strongest sense of belonging to the Great Sui. They are proud of being a member of the Great Sui. The concept of loyalty to the Great Sui has already penetrated into their bones and souls, and they denounce all enemies. For rebels, thieves, and thieves, seeing Tang Jun appearing at this time, a soldier spoke excitedly.

The soldiers next to him were also checking the crossbow in their hands, eager to try.

"Listen to my command, no one is allowed to act rashly!"

Xin Liaoer's eyes were very calm, just like his heart.The year before last, he was ordered by Yang Tong to participate in martial arts. Although he did not win the championship, he killed the extremely arrogant Tuyuhun warrior in the competition. For half a year, he did not hold a position in the army, but continued to study at Tsinghua Academy of Martial Arts, and worked hard to learn the skills of leading soldiers and the art of battle formation.It wasn't until years ago that Yang Tong recalled him to serve in the army.

During his advanced studies, Yang Tong also occasionally gave lectures. Unlike others, Yang Tong never explained the art of war, but dissected various classic historical battles. He likes to discuss the success or failure of the warring parties from the perspective of a country's comprehensive national strength. Because, this also lets everyone know that war is not just a contest on the battlefield!As for the ambushes, what impressed Xin Liaoer the most was the Shentouling ambush fought by a general surnamed Chen. The unconventional and calculating tactics were amazing, and he chose this inconspicuous place to set up an ambush. It was also affected by the Shentouling ambush.At the same time, he also knew where the focus of the ambush was.

Generally speaking, the main reason for the success of ambushes is not that the enemy was caught off guard, because in many ambushes, the opponent clearly discovered the enemy in ambush, but the result was still unable to escape the disastrous end. one of the reasons.

The fundamental reason lies in the formation. Only soldiers in a neat formation will not be confused and can fight the enemy with high morale and as a whole.However, the marching team is generally very long, and it is difficult to maintain a combat formation, so once ambushed by the enemy, soldiers often fall into chaos. Human survival instincts make their first thought of running for their lives when they are ambushed, and then the morale of the entire army collapses. , The morale of the army is slack, and each individual is fighting against a complete establishment. What is the result?it goes without saying.

At this time, the Tang army was getting closer and closer, and the forward troops had already rushed in front of the Sui army, but they did not find the Sui army soldiers ambushing in the jungle at all.The entire army stretched for about five miles, like a long snake swimming along a river.

The vital point of a snake is seven inches, and the key point of the marching team is the leader of an army. Once the leader dies, the enemy who is caught off guard will collapse without fighting.

(End of this chapter)