The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty
Chapter 781 Too much, is it necessary?
Chapter 781 Too much, is it necessary?
Marching in a place with steep mountains and hills and water networks has always been a severe test, especially now that it is midsummer. This kind of place is full of poisonous snakes. If you don't pay attention, being bitten is no different from death.
The only thing Li Xiaogong wanted was to rely on this kind of terrain so that the Sui army could not use powerful cavalry to attack his army. When the army arrived in Zaoyang, they would go west along the Zheshui Road.
In order to be able to get rid of the Sui cavalry, he did not take the official route, but found a guide, guiding them to take the narrow path and march southward through mountains and rivers, but the dozen or so hunters who served as their guides made it clear before they set off Tell him that it is more meaningful to throw away all the baggage that consumes energy and use the animals for food than as a means of transportation. The implication is that the baggage cannot pass through these mountains, and they must travel lightly or go south by official roads.
Although Li Xiaogong was fully prepared mentally after hearing these words, when they really set foot on this shortcut, they realized that the mountainous terrain was much more difficult than what the hunter had said, which made him very regretful.If I knew this was the case, I should have listened to Chai Shao's words and went directly to the south. As long as the scouts were spread widely, the Sui army might not be afraid.But there is no turning back arrow when opening the bow, so I can only keep my head forward. Although it is difficult, I am not afraid of the Sui cavalry anymore.What's more, the road is not too long, as long as you persist for three or four days, you will pass.
But when they walked in the middle of the night, there was a dense drizzle in the sky, the narrow trail was muddy, and every step was difficult. After marching all night, they only covered more than 30 miles. The soldiers who marched with heavy loads were exhausted. After giving the order to rest, many soldiers didn't even eat dry food, but leaned on tree trunks to hide from the rain and fell into a deep sleep.
Fortunately, although horses cannot walk, war horses, mules, and donkeys can march like people, and thousands of livestock carrying grain still play their due role.
Li Xiaogong's eyes turned from the misty and rainy and continuous hills ahead to the muddy general, and he couldn't help but sigh, hoping that he could march faster during the day. .
"Your Highness."
Lu Zushang found Li Xiaogong, and said out of breath, "The scout came to report that after the Sui army took over our army camp, they just didn't move at all. But the general felt something was wrong."
When the Tang army withdrew, they only used 12 troops for one month, and the remaining food and equipment were not burned. The reason why they were not burned was that the Sui army was never short of food. Burning can't affect the Sui army in the slightest, and there are many people in the world who don't have enough to eat, so keeping them can help the poor people.
On the other hand, it involves the life and death of the Tang army. Because the camp is located in the wilderness, when the large army retreats, chaos will inevitably occur among the large number of Tang troops. If the camp is burned, the raging flames will just illuminate the cavalry of the Sui army. .
"What's wrong?" Li Xiaogong felt awe-inspiring.
"The soldier who delivered the letter to us took the official road, and then came across the mountain road. It was a very wise decision for him not to take the damn mountain road. But the strange thing about the last general is that the scout didn't disguise himself, and was still wearing our army uniform. Why did the Sui army let it go?"
"Could it be that the Sui army didn't send scouts?" asked the warrior Xun at the side.
"Absolutely impossible." Lu Zushang shook his head: "After the Sui army entered our camp, to prevent our army from turning around and attacking, we must spread scouts widely to inquire about our army's whereabouts, and the official road is obviously the place where scouts focus on. "
"What General Lu said is indeed the most basic common sense in marching and fighting." The warrior Xun nodded.
Lu Zushang said: "That's where the problem arises, because our army's scouts are under the rainy night, and we can only find out the situation of the Sui army if we look closely. The Sui army all around obviously has the opportunity to arrest him, but why didn't they?"
Li Xiaogong thought for a moment, and said: "Perhaps it is the cover of the thick night, our army's scouts were not found."
"The last general also thought about it, but the possibility is high."
"You mean, the scout is played by the Sui army?"
"This person is a soldier of the last general. There are many people who know him. It is impossible for the Sui army to pretend. The last general thinks that the general of the Sui army specially ordered to let the Sui army scout out." Lu Zushang took a look at Li Xiaogong and continued. : "The purpose is to let the scout send the news that the soldiers are standing still, but in fact, the Sui army has quietly left the barracks under the cover of the rainy night, and is waiting for us in front."
"Very likely." Li Xiaogong nodded, and turned back to order his soldiers: "Pass my order, and then send another five hundred scouts to the front to investigate and expand the scope to Zaoyang. Be prepared, if the Sui army comes to attack, you will not be able to defend yourself, and you will never go out of the city to fight."
"Follow the order." The soldiers took the order arrow and went to deliver the order.
Li Xiaogong took out another command arrow and handed it to another fire commander: "Take the soldiers from your headquarters to Xiangyang City, and ask His Royal Highness to send scouts to investigate the situation of Nanyang Xinye and Shunyang troops. If the Sui army invades, just stick to it." Just go to Xiangyang, and we must not send troops to respond."
"Follow the order."
Li Xiaogong stopped him when he received the order to leave, "If you encounter the Sui army patrolling, break the command arrow immediately, and don't let the command arrow fall into the hands of the Sui army."
"Here."
The fire chief of the personal army saluted and rushed away.
Li Xiaogong looked at his back as he went away, he was relieved, he knew Li Jiancheng too well, if the Sui army pretended to be a scout to spread false news, they would definitely send troops to rescue him.
It was absolutely not Li Xiaogong's wish to use Xiangyang's limited troops to go out of the city.
Otherwise, you will only be trapped in your own cocoon.
. . . . . . . . .
Zaoyang County is located in the middle of Chongling County. It is about [-] miles north of Jinshui. The south bank of Jinshui is close to an official road called a major artery. This official road starts from Daxing in the north and runs through Jingzhao in an east-west direction. , Shangluo, Xiyang, Xiangyang, Chongling, and Handong counties, and then went south to Anlu to reach the junction of Jiaozhou Haiyin County and Linyi.
From Zaoyang County to the west for more than 170 miles along the Jinshui River is Caiyang County, and then to the west of Caiyang for more than 250 miles is Xiangyang City. In the middle is still a hilly area with many mountains and rivers. Very difficult.If you go directly westward from the official road south of the county seat, you can reach Xiangyang City in just over 320 miles.So whether it is going to Xiangyang by water or by land, the Chongling Tang army must pass here.
In the eastern front of the Hanshui defense line created by Li Xiaogong and Chai Shao, Zaoyang is regarded as the strategic depth of the Huyang camp and the second line of defense. In order to avoid being cut off, the two deployed five thousand soldiers here. Elite soldiers, and Li Xiaoyi, the concubine of Li Shentong, the Duke of Liangjun, was in charge.
In terms of age, Li Xiaoyi is the third son of Li Shentong, but because he is the son of a concubine, he only has one Duke.But it has to be said that although Li Shentong himself is unbearable, he is very good at teaching his sons, and none of the eight sons he gave birth to have been infected with his greed and fear of death.
Before Li Xiaogong evacuated last night, he sent scouts south to tell him the news of the army's southward withdrawal, and told him to be careful.
Zaoyang City is a large county with a circumference of twenty miles and a wall height of three feet. At this time, four gates have been closed and three gates have been closed, leaving only the north gate for communication. Many soldiers of the Tang army patrolled the city, and the breath of war permeated the whole city.
Li Xiaoyi inspected the north gate tower, a silver armor made him look heroic and dignified, the hand holding the handle of the knife was covered with calluses, which was left over from practicing martial arts.Looking at the misty and rainy northern land, he asked the deputy general Lu Jie beside him, "Where is King Jing's army?"
"Back to the general, there is no news yet." Lu Jie said hastily: "The humble official has already sent someone to urge inquiries. It seems that the mountain road is difficult, and it rained heavily last night, and the scouts have not yet arrived."
"Where's the Sui army? No?" Li Xiaoyi asked dissatisfied.
Lu Jie said nervously, "Exactly."
Li Xiaoyi frowned, and said to the guards beside him: "Send an order to send [-] more scouts, be sure to link up with King Jing's scouts, I want to get news every hour, and the Sui army's intelligence is the same."
"Here." The guard left in a hurry.
"The coach of the Sui Army is Yang Shanhui. This is a cunning old fox. He will not miss this opportunity." Li Xiaoyi sighed, and then said to Lu Jie: "Zaoyang City is located at a strategic point. If the Sui Army attacks King Jing To mobilize troops, we must send an army to seize the city, and we must not be careless. If the Sui army invades, we must give the Sui army a head-on blow. As long as we win a battle, it will surely calm people down."
Lu Jie asked: "General, if the Sui army comes to attack, which side do you think they will attack?"
"Why do you ask that?"
"We only have [-] soldiers, and the [-] young men brought in temporarily can only play a supporting role. After the four cities are divided into four cities, there are only [-] soldiers in each city to supervise the battle, and the other [-] are used as reinforcements. Every time we arrive at a city, we must first shoot arrows to detect the enemy's situation and intimidate the enemy. I am afraid that more than a thousand people will not even be able to lift their heads. If the Sui army focuses on one or two city gates, we can focus on deploying troops."
"The north gate must be the main gate to attack."
At this moment, there were bursts of muffled rumbling thunder, and Li Xiaoyi raised his head to the cloudy sky, but no raindrops fell. At the same time, distant and long horns sounded from the north.
Li Xiaoyi was startled, and said loudly: "The Sui army is here, close the city gates and prepare for battle."
"Here." A group of messengers hurriedly dispersed, galloping around the city on horseback and shouting:
"The Sui army is here, everyone takes their positions."
"Close the city gate quickly, close the city gate quickly."
The city gate slammed shut.
"Woooooooo..."
The sound of horns coming closer and closer came from the north. Li Xiaoyi stared and saw a big banner rising slowly from behind the low mountain ridge in the north. Behind the big banner was a large endless forest of steel. , that piece of cold and gloomy blade almost overwhelms the dark sky.
Behind it is a raging crowd.
Tens of thousands of Sui army cavalry gathered into an endless wave, and under the guidance of the big banner, they rolled forward along the mountain ridge.The black cavalry was divided into dozens of phalanxes, advancing in an orderly manner, with murderous intent rushing towards them, and the world seemed to be dimmed at this moment.
Li Xiaoyi licked his dry lips, feeling a strong sense of bitterness in his heart.
The Sui army really looked up to him, Li Xiaoyi, and even sent a hundred thousand troops at once.
It's just that Li Xiaoyi really can't bear this attention.
He has only five thousand soldiers.
Is it necessary to mobilize so many teachers?
(End of this chapter)
Marching in a place with steep mountains and hills and water networks has always been a severe test, especially now that it is midsummer. This kind of place is full of poisonous snakes. If you don't pay attention, being bitten is no different from death.
The only thing Li Xiaogong wanted was to rely on this kind of terrain so that the Sui army could not use powerful cavalry to attack his army. When the army arrived in Zaoyang, they would go west along the Zheshui Road.
In order to be able to get rid of the Sui cavalry, he did not take the official route, but found a guide, guiding them to take the narrow path and march southward through mountains and rivers, but the dozen or so hunters who served as their guides made it clear before they set off Tell him that it is more meaningful to throw away all the baggage that consumes energy and use the animals for food than as a means of transportation. The implication is that the baggage cannot pass through these mountains, and they must travel lightly or go south by official roads.
Although Li Xiaogong was fully prepared mentally after hearing these words, when they really set foot on this shortcut, they realized that the mountainous terrain was much more difficult than what the hunter had said, which made him very regretful.If I knew this was the case, I should have listened to Chai Shao's words and went directly to the south. As long as the scouts were spread widely, the Sui army might not be afraid.But there is no turning back arrow when opening the bow, so I can only keep my head forward. Although it is difficult, I am not afraid of the Sui cavalry anymore.What's more, the road is not too long, as long as you persist for three or four days, you will pass.
But when they walked in the middle of the night, there was a dense drizzle in the sky, the narrow trail was muddy, and every step was difficult. After marching all night, they only covered more than 30 miles. The soldiers who marched with heavy loads were exhausted. After giving the order to rest, many soldiers didn't even eat dry food, but leaned on tree trunks to hide from the rain and fell into a deep sleep.
Fortunately, although horses cannot walk, war horses, mules, and donkeys can march like people, and thousands of livestock carrying grain still play their due role.
Li Xiaogong's eyes turned from the misty and rainy and continuous hills ahead to the muddy general, and he couldn't help but sigh, hoping that he could march faster during the day. .
"Your Highness."
Lu Zushang found Li Xiaogong, and said out of breath, "The scout came to report that after the Sui army took over our army camp, they just didn't move at all. But the general felt something was wrong."
When the Tang army withdrew, they only used 12 troops for one month, and the remaining food and equipment were not burned. The reason why they were not burned was that the Sui army was never short of food. Burning can't affect the Sui army in the slightest, and there are many people in the world who don't have enough to eat, so keeping them can help the poor people.
On the other hand, it involves the life and death of the Tang army. Because the camp is located in the wilderness, when the large army retreats, chaos will inevitably occur among the large number of Tang troops. If the camp is burned, the raging flames will just illuminate the cavalry of the Sui army. .
"What's wrong?" Li Xiaogong felt awe-inspiring.
"The soldier who delivered the letter to us took the official road, and then came across the mountain road. It was a very wise decision for him not to take the damn mountain road. But the strange thing about the last general is that the scout didn't disguise himself, and was still wearing our army uniform. Why did the Sui army let it go?"
"Could it be that the Sui army didn't send scouts?" asked the warrior Xun at the side.
"Absolutely impossible." Lu Zushang shook his head: "After the Sui army entered our camp, to prevent our army from turning around and attacking, we must spread scouts widely to inquire about our army's whereabouts, and the official road is obviously the place where scouts focus on. "
"What General Lu said is indeed the most basic common sense in marching and fighting." The warrior Xun nodded.
Lu Zushang said: "That's where the problem arises, because our army's scouts are under the rainy night, and we can only find out the situation of the Sui army if we look closely. The Sui army all around obviously has the opportunity to arrest him, but why didn't they?"
Li Xiaogong thought for a moment, and said: "Perhaps it is the cover of the thick night, our army's scouts were not found."
"The last general also thought about it, but the possibility is high."
"You mean, the scout is played by the Sui army?"
"This person is a soldier of the last general. There are many people who know him. It is impossible for the Sui army to pretend. The last general thinks that the general of the Sui army specially ordered to let the Sui army scout out." Lu Zushang took a look at Li Xiaogong and continued. : "The purpose is to let the scout send the news that the soldiers are standing still, but in fact, the Sui army has quietly left the barracks under the cover of the rainy night, and is waiting for us in front."
"Very likely." Li Xiaogong nodded, and turned back to order his soldiers: "Pass my order, and then send another five hundred scouts to the front to investigate and expand the scope to Zaoyang. Be prepared, if the Sui army comes to attack, you will not be able to defend yourself, and you will never go out of the city to fight."
"Follow the order." The soldiers took the order arrow and went to deliver the order.
Li Xiaogong took out another command arrow and handed it to another fire commander: "Take the soldiers from your headquarters to Xiangyang City, and ask His Royal Highness to send scouts to investigate the situation of Nanyang Xinye and Shunyang troops. If the Sui army invades, just stick to it." Just go to Xiangyang, and we must not send troops to respond."
"Follow the order."
Li Xiaogong stopped him when he received the order to leave, "If you encounter the Sui army patrolling, break the command arrow immediately, and don't let the command arrow fall into the hands of the Sui army."
"Here."
The fire chief of the personal army saluted and rushed away.
Li Xiaogong looked at his back as he went away, he was relieved, he knew Li Jiancheng too well, if the Sui army pretended to be a scout to spread false news, they would definitely send troops to rescue him.
It was absolutely not Li Xiaogong's wish to use Xiangyang's limited troops to go out of the city.
Otherwise, you will only be trapped in your own cocoon.
. . . . . . . . .
Zaoyang County is located in the middle of Chongling County. It is about [-] miles north of Jinshui. The south bank of Jinshui is close to an official road called a major artery. This official road starts from Daxing in the north and runs through Jingzhao in an east-west direction. , Shangluo, Xiyang, Xiangyang, Chongling, and Handong counties, and then went south to Anlu to reach the junction of Jiaozhou Haiyin County and Linyi.
From Zaoyang County to the west for more than 170 miles along the Jinshui River is Caiyang County, and then to the west of Caiyang for more than 250 miles is Xiangyang City. In the middle is still a hilly area with many mountains and rivers. Very difficult.If you go directly westward from the official road south of the county seat, you can reach Xiangyang City in just over 320 miles.So whether it is going to Xiangyang by water or by land, the Chongling Tang army must pass here.
In the eastern front of the Hanshui defense line created by Li Xiaogong and Chai Shao, Zaoyang is regarded as the strategic depth of the Huyang camp and the second line of defense. In order to avoid being cut off, the two deployed five thousand soldiers here. Elite soldiers, and Li Xiaoyi, the concubine of Li Shentong, the Duke of Liangjun, was in charge.
In terms of age, Li Xiaoyi is the third son of Li Shentong, but because he is the son of a concubine, he only has one Duke.But it has to be said that although Li Shentong himself is unbearable, he is very good at teaching his sons, and none of the eight sons he gave birth to have been infected with his greed and fear of death.
Before Li Xiaogong evacuated last night, he sent scouts south to tell him the news of the army's southward withdrawal, and told him to be careful.
Zaoyang City is a large county with a circumference of twenty miles and a wall height of three feet. At this time, four gates have been closed and three gates have been closed, leaving only the north gate for communication. Many soldiers of the Tang army patrolled the city, and the breath of war permeated the whole city.
Li Xiaoyi inspected the north gate tower, a silver armor made him look heroic and dignified, the hand holding the handle of the knife was covered with calluses, which was left over from practicing martial arts.Looking at the misty and rainy northern land, he asked the deputy general Lu Jie beside him, "Where is King Jing's army?"
"Back to the general, there is no news yet." Lu Jie said hastily: "The humble official has already sent someone to urge inquiries. It seems that the mountain road is difficult, and it rained heavily last night, and the scouts have not yet arrived."
"Where's the Sui army? No?" Li Xiaoyi asked dissatisfied.
Lu Jie said nervously, "Exactly."
Li Xiaoyi frowned, and said to the guards beside him: "Send an order to send [-] more scouts, be sure to link up with King Jing's scouts, I want to get news every hour, and the Sui army's intelligence is the same."
"Here." The guard left in a hurry.
"The coach of the Sui Army is Yang Shanhui. This is a cunning old fox. He will not miss this opportunity." Li Xiaoyi sighed, and then said to Lu Jie: "Zaoyang City is located at a strategic point. If the Sui Army attacks King Jing To mobilize troops, we must send an army to seize the city, and we must not be careless. If the Sui army invades, we must give the Sui army a head-on blow. As long as we win a battle, it will surely calm people down."
Lu Jie asked: "General, if the Sui army comes to attack, which side do you think they will attack?"
"Why do you ask that?"
"We only have [-] soldiers, and the [-] young men brought in temporarily can only play a supporting role. After the four cities are divided into four cities, there are only [-] soldiers in each city to supervise the battle, and the other [-] are used as reinforcements. Every time we arrive at a city, we must first shoot arrows to detect the enemy's situation and intimidate the enemy. I am afraid that more than a thousand people will not even be able to lift their heads. If the Sui army focuses on one or two city gates, we can focus on deploying troops."
"The north gate must be the main gate to attack."
At this moment, there were bursts of muffled rumbling thunder, and Li Xiaoyi raised his head to the cloudy sky, but no raindrops fell. At the same time, distant and long horns sounded from the north.
Li Xiaoyi was startled, and said loudly: "The Sui army is here, close the city gates and prepare for battle."
"Here." A group of messengers hurriedly dispersed, galloping around the city on horseback and shouting:
"The Sui army is here, everyone takes their positions."
"Close the city gate quickly, close the city gate quickly."
The city gate slammed shut.
"Woooooooo..."
The sound of horns coming closer and closer came from the north. Li Xiaoyi stared and saw a big banner rising slowly from behind the low mountain ridge in the north. Behind the big banner was a large endless forest of steel. , that piece of cold and gloomy blade almost overwhelms the dark sky.
Behind it is a raging crowd.
Tens of thousands of Sui army cavalry gathered into an endless wave, and under the guidance of the big banner, they rolled forward along the mountain ridge.The black cavalry was divided into dozens of phalanxes, advancing in an orderly manner, with murderous intent rushing towards them, and the world seemed to be dimmed at this moment.
Li Xiaoyi licked his dry lips, feeling a strong sense of bitterness in his heart.
The Sui army really looked up to him, Li Xiaoyi, and even sent a hundred thousand troops at once.
It's just that Li Xiaoyi really can't bear this attention.
He has only five thousand soldiers.
Is it necessary to mobilize so many teachers?
(End of this chapter)
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