Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 636 Heroes Cherish Heroes

Everyone can see Luo Cheng's enthusiasm for the three members of Mayi Army.

Li Shimin felt left out. There was a big battle during the day. Although it was useless to use his full strength to deliberately fish him, but he only had 2000 troops borrowed by Yun Dingxing, and there were no people in the city to help out. It was very hard to defend.

Luo Cheng didn't say a word of condolence, but he was very affectionate to Li Jing and the three of them, and he was dissatisfied, so he had to sit there drinking tea.

On the contrary, Siye looked calm, he and Luo Chengna were blood brothers, and they were very close, so there was no need to pretend.

"Come on, let's eat vegetables. This time the Turks invaded, everyone has worked hard." Luo Cheng said with a smile.

The atmosphere at the table is naturally better.

After the dishes were over, and everyone scolded the Turkic wolf a few times, they all complained about their grievances.

Siye sighed that this time his left army was completely disabled.

"This time Your Majesty made the northern tour, leaving behind the right three armies stationed in Luoyang, the eastern capital, with the remaining five armies accompanying us. My left army has always been the pioneer. As a result, when the Turks came to the south, our army led the way. Your Majesty waited because there were a large number of soldiers in the army. All the officials and palace people did not act in a hurry, so in the end they had to hide in the Yanmen Gate and be separated from us."

The 5000-strong Xiaoguo Zuoyi Army is the most elite of the 15 Xiaoguo Army. They have 1 heavy cavalry, 500 archers, 5000 spears and light cavalry, and [-] There are [-] elite infantry soldiers, including [-] Modao.There are another [-] baggage car soldiers!

With such an elite force, after Nao County was relieved of the siege, there were only a few thousand capable soldiers left, and the other thousands of wounded soldiers could only be healed later.

Completely disabled.

Even if the emperor recruited new troops, it would be difficult for a while. This time not only lost [-]% of the soldiers and horses, but especially the loss of many of the generals and officers of Guanlong, which hurt the most.Soldiers can be recruited when they are gone, but these young officers who come from generals cannot be replenished casually.

Most of these young officers are concubine sons or relatives from the generals. They are in good condition. They have practiced martial arts since they were young. It can be called a military elite.

The loss of one of these people is more serious than the loss of ten soldiers or a hundred soldiers.

Moreover, Siye is also very pessimistic.

After this great battle, not only the first left army of the Xiaoguo army had only a few thousand intact, but the other four armies had only 10 of the [-] people left. come.

Calculated in this way, the five Xiaoguo armies that went north could only piece together a complete army in the end. Adding the army that stayed in the Eastern Capital, there were only two armies left in the six armies.

How is it feasible for the court to resume the formation of four Xiaoguo armies with 10 people?

Officers at all levels are a big problem, soldiers are also a problem, and equipment, money and food are even more problems.

After the siege of Yanmen this time, the prestige of the imperial court has been greatly reduced, and the local rebellion may become more severe. It is difficult for the imperial court to restore the [-] Xiaoguo army at once.

"You are no longer a general of the Xiaoguo Army, you are His Majesty's new Dingxiang Dao Jiedu Envoy, your left army has now all been converted into Dingxiang Dao soldiers, and His Majesty bestowed the military title Xuanwu Army. In the future, you will all be permanently stationed in the north of the Great Wall, and you will send more troops and horses to defend beyond the Great Wall."

Luo Cheng reminded Siye.

This time he went north against the decree, and the emperor granted him the title of Jiedu Envoy of Dingxiang Road. There may not be the possibility that the emperor would be dissatisfied because of his heir's rebellion against the decree, and he would be kicked out of the Xiaoguo army directly.

Siye smiled wryly.

"That's right, we are now the Xuanwu Army of Dingxiang Road. It's just that our Xuanwu Army is a bit miserable now, with only a few thousand remnants, and we haven't even taken down a single territory."

The defense area of ​​Dingxiang Road is roughly the Turkic Khan Court south of Yinshan Mountain.

From the south of the Yin Mountains to the Great Wall, apart from the Wuyuan and Yulin counties under the jurisdiction of Monan Jiedushi in the west, the vast land in the east is basically the territory of Siye.

And these places have been captured or surrendered by Luo Cheng before.

When this battle is over, Siye can go directly.

However, Xuanwu Army's territory is really not big. Although the area is large, the population is small, and the land outside the Great Wall is not very easy to defend, so Luo Cheng thinks that if Mayi County outside Yanmen Pass is included in the Xuanwu Army's defense area, it will be more difficult. It is better, relying on the outer Great Wall, you can attack when you advance, and you can defend when you retreat, which is more conducive to controlling the Yinshan defense line, and the strategic defense is stronger in depth.

"Sibi is still holding 15 cavalry." Siye said.

"It's not enough to worry about, he's already a dead wolf." Luo Cheng laughed.

Li Jing looked at Luo Cheng, "Today, with only a few Zhongwu army flags, Duke Chu was able to frighten off and break the siege of Yunnei. It's really clever."

Attacking the city is the bottom, attacking the heart is the top.

"If a certain guess is right, Duke Chu doesn't plan to attack Shibi right away?"

"Haha, it is said that Senior Brother Yao was praised by Han Shuai for his military talent when he was a teenager. It seems that his reputation is indeed well-deserved. That's right, Shibi has been trapped by us now. There is the Killing Tiger Pass in the north, and this one in the east." Yunnei, Heng'an, and Niupi three passes block the road, to the south there is Prefect Wang stationed at White Wolf Fort, and to the west there is General Yun Dingxing stationed at Piantouzhai on the Great Wall.

Shibi was besieged in this Mayi, unable to go anywhere.

That being the case, why should Luo Cheng rush to a decisive battle?

"We just need to drag him. The weather is getting colder every day, and it will soon enter October. By then, it will snow in Saibei at any time."

Li Jing gave a thumbs up, Luo Cheng's move was too cruel.

Shibi wanted a decisive battle, but Luo Cheng refused to fight him.

Shibi wanted to go back to Monan, but the way was blocked again, and it was not Turkic's strength to attack the key point by force, and he had to face the attack from Luo Cheng's back when the key point was tackled.

If you don't attack, you are waiting to die.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and the Turkic people's army rations, horses and grass are unsustainable, and they don't even have clothes to keep out the cold. How can they survive?
"So Duke Chu's current plan is to delay and let Shibi come to attack us? Then instead of fighting him on the plain with cavalry, we will use the city fortress and the mountain battalion to fight back?"

"Hahaha, the hero sees the same thing, that's true. It's Shibi Khan who is anxious, not us. We have completely taken the initiative now, so there is no need to fight him on the plains. It won't be worthwhile to beat us like that, and we won't be able to win." It’s a loss. So it’s exhausting him, exhausting him, exhausting him until he can’t sit still, so he can only use cavalry to forcefully attack our Guancheng Mountain Camp, so his cavalry will be useless.”

Sitting in a corner, Li Shimin listened to Luo Cheng and Li Jing's compliments to each other, and felt his heart sweating. Luo Cheng's use of troops was indeed cruel and vicious.

How did Shibi break this trick?
This is not just to bite off a piece of Shibi's flesh, it is to kill Shibi completely.

If they didn't fight Shibi head-on in the open area of ​​the plain, how could Shibi have the slightest chance of winning?

(End of this chapter)