At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 661 Target Heyang Warehouse

Li Shimin is 19 years old this year, with a short beard under his chin, he looks more mature, his facial lines are tougher, his eyes are steady, he looks like a wolf, and his gestures reveal a kind of power of a superior.

Undoubtedly, war is extremely experienced. Over the years, Li Shimin, as the coach, has led the Tang Army to fight in all directions, and has made great progress in both mentality and experience. This kind of solid precipitation is naturally revealed in temperament, especially after the peace After Longxi Xue Ju, Li Shimin's reputation in the Tang army became even higher, and even Li Jiancheng, who was the prince, was overshadowed by it.

Li Yuan is now relying more and more on Li Shimin. Not only has he been named the King of Qin, but he has also been allowed to open a mansion, build a government office, and set up his own officials. Ruyun even made the prince's mansion of elder brother Li Jiancheng pale in comparison.

Now, Li Tang has occupied Guanlong and most of Shanxi. Although Bashu has not yet been won, it is still in his pocket. Fighting for the Central Plains has become Li Tang's primary goal. If he can win, the overall situation of the world will be greatly improved. It was decided to be seven points, so Wang Shichong sent someone to ask to join forces to deal with Li Mi. Li Yuan immediately realized that this was a great opportunity to seize the Central Plains.

Although Wang Shichong is cunning and sinister, Li Yuan is also an old fox who has practiced Taoism for thousands of years. Wang Shichong wants to use the power of Li Tang and Gao Qi to eliminate Li Mi, and by the way provoke a fight between Li Tang and Gao Qi. Doesn't Li Yuan want to use Wang Shichong's power to eliminate Li Mi, and then take the opportunity to kill Li Mi? What about intervening in the Central Plains?

Taihang Mountain, Wangwu Mountain, and Zhongtiao Mountain formed a barrier that completely separated Shanxi from the Henan and Hebei Plains. If Hanoi County could be captured, then Li Tang would be able to connect the counties of Shanxi and the Henan Plain. Not weaker than Yanmen County occupied by Li Jing.

Therefore, Li Shimin was determined to win Hanoi County. After taking Hanoi County, he could face Henan County across the river. Not only was the eastern capital Luoyang close at hand, but he could further deter Hebei and point his sword at Gaoqi's territory.

Li Jing's occupation of Yanmen County is equivalent to driving a wedge into Li Tang's territory. If Li Tang takes over Hanoi County, it is also equivalent to driving a wedge into Gaoqi's territory.

To the north of Hanoi County is Changping County in Shanxi Province. However, across Taihang Mountain and Wangwu Mountain, there are only three paths in the middle, which are Zhiguanxing, Taihangxing and Mengmenxing. Therefore, Li Shimin has already gone to Changping County in person to command the Tang army. Divided into three routes to the south, stormed Zhiguan, Tianjingguan and Mengmen Pass.

The weather in the twelfth lunar month was extremely cold, especially at night, and the temperature in the mountains was even lower, but the Tang army did not rest, but lit torches to attack overnight.

At this moment, Li Shimin was fully clothed, riding on horseback with a carved bow in his hand, staring sharply at the courtyard in front of him. The soldiers around him also unsheathed their bows and knives, and the atmosphere was as cold as the northwest wind.

Taihang Pass is the most dangerous of the three gates, and Tianjing Pass is also the most difficult to capture in Taihang Pass. Therefore, Li Shimin personally led the main force of the Tang army to walk through Taihang Pass. He helped the pass several times, but was blocked by the Tianjing Pass in front of him. pace.

The Tianjing Pass is very dangerous, and the mountain road itself is difficult to walk. The Tang army can't carry heavy siege equipment, and now they can only rely on human lives to pile up, so the battle is very tragic.I saw the Tang army rushing up wave after wave like a tide, and was soon repelled, leaving behind corpses and weapons all over the place. The mountain wall in front of the pass was poured with blood, which was shocking.

Li Shimin was obviously used to this situation for a long time, his eyes were firm, and he was unmoved in the slightest. Seeing that the morale of the Tang army had dropped, he immediately rode forward and led his own troops to help the battle.

Seeing His Royal Highness King Qin Mao Shishi stepping forward to join the battle, the Tang soldiers were all excited. Their morale, which had dropped a little, immediately rose again, and they rushed forward to attack without fear of death.

Killing from day to night, and from night to morning, there were many corpses lying in front of the courtyard gate. Finally, the Wagang army guarding the gate could not resist, and the gate was breached. The Tang army swarmed in, killing wildly, venting their anger But it was soon stopped by Li Shimin, and the Wagang army fled and surrendered.

After Li Shimin took the Tianjing Pass, he hardly stopped, and immediately led the cavalry to advance quickly, broke through several checkpoints, and finally took the last pass of Taihangxing - Wanzicheng.

At this time, the Tang army had completely passed Taihang Xing, only about two hundred miles away from Hanoi City, the prefecture of Hanoi County.At this time, Li Shimin finally breathed a sigh of relief, and ordered Tang Jun to rest in Wanzi City for two days, while sending a large number of scouts to spy on the news.

Soon, the scouts returned to report one after another!

"Report to the King of Qin, Wang Shichong won three consecutive battles, and the soldiers surrounded Yanshi!"

"Report to King Qin that Wang Shichong built three bridges on the south bank of Luoshui River, and Li Mi did not stop him!"

"Report to the King of Qin, Lu Shengzheng, the head of the Qi army's Zhongnan Road march, is leading the army to attack Linqing Pass, and it has not been captured yet!"

"Report to the King of Qin that Xu Shiji, the head of the Qi Army's Henan Road march, is attacking Xingyang County, and has already occupied several counties."

"Report to King Qin, it is said that King Qi Gao Changqing is still in Liyangcang!"

All kinds of news are flying in like snowflakes. This is war. Not only logistics is important, but also the collection of intelligence before the war is equally important. An accurate and timely news can bring victory, and similarly, a lagging or wrong news may also cause the whole world to be destroyed. The army was wiped out.

Fang Xuanling stroked his beard and said calmly: "It seems that King Qin's expectations are not bad. Wang Shichong must have made a deal with Gao Qi, otherwise Gao Qi would not be able to cooperate like this."

A cold light flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, and he said coldly: "Wang Shichong is extremely cunning. He probably traded Hanoi County with Gao Changqing again. It's nothing more than thinking that we and Gao Qi will fight for Hanoi County. The wishful thinking is sound enough. , Unfortunately, neither the king nor Gao Changqing are fools."

Fang Xuanling frowned and said: "Although Wang Shichong's plan is rough, it is undoubtedly very effective. We and Gao Qi are determined to win Hanoi County, and a fight is inevitable."

Li Shimin nodded and said: "Of course, if nothing else, this king will not give it up to Gao Changqing if it is just a Heyang warehouse. Fortunately, for now, this king has seized the opportunity."

Fang Xuanling frowned and said: "However, Gao Changqing is still staying in Liyangcang, it's a bit weird, could it be a trick?"

Li Shimin's eyes flashed, he nodded and said: "Gao Changqing always doesn't follow common sense, and it may indeed be a way to cover his eyes, but with Wang Shichong's cunning, he shouldn't be unguarded. Since he dared to lead the main force out of the city to fight Li Mi, he should be sure."

"I hope!" Fang Xuanling looked to the east, still a little uneasy in his heart, Gao Changqing is very evil, his luck is always so good that it makes people speechless, Erlang always loses in the fight with Gao Changqing, this Will there be an exception this time?
At this time, Li Shimin said again in a deep voice: "Wang Shichong built a bridge on Luoshui, but Li Mi did not stop it. It seems that Li Mi is also in a hurry for a decisive battle, and the Qi army is attacking Linqing Pass, so we are occupying Hanoi right now." An excellent opportunity for the county. Junji, you lead [-] cavalry to Heyang Cang immediately, and Hongji, you lead [-] infantry to respond later. Be sure to take Heyang Cang. This is the foundation of our foothold in Hanoi. error."

Hou Junji and Liu Hongji immediately took orders to leave, while Li Shimin led the remaining soldiers and horses to approach Hanoi County.

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At this moment, the top of the wall of Linqingguan has been smashed beyond recognition by the flying thunder of the Qi army. The surface of the city wall is full of big iron arrows shot by bed crossbows. The canal in front of the city gate has been cut off, leaving only the same amount of water as a ditch. The Qi army built several solid wooden bridges on the river, and even paved them with planks, so that even horses could gallop on them.

Finally, Qin Shubao grabbed the iron arrow on the surface of the city wall and climbed up to the top of the city. A military officer of the defending army took advantage of his unsteady standing and slashed at his head with a knife.Qin Shubao dodged it, and smashed the military officer's head with his mace, almost smashing his neck into his chest. The scene was so violent that the defenders all backed away in fright, as if they had seen him. Ghostly.

Just like that, more Qi troops took advantage of the gap to climb to the top of the city, and the Wagang army retreated steadily. Soon, the top of the city changed hands, and then Luo Shixin also led his men to climb to the top of the city. Join forces with Qin Shubao to attack the city.

Qin Shubao and Luo Shixin were so brave that they captured the top of the city like a broken bamboo and successfully opened the closed gate. Cheng Yaojin led the cavalry to roar in. Wei General Zhao Junde was killed on the spot, while Wei General Li Wenxiang escaped in the chaos.

Lu Sheng, the general manager of the march, led tens of thousands of troops through Linqing Pass, and ordered Cheng Yaojin to lead [-] cavalry to Heyang Cang immediately, and Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche brothers to lead [-] infantry to follow up.

As the saying goes, the three armies are not moved, food and grass go first, and food is the most important thing. As a mature and outstanding general, how could Lu Sheng ignore Heyang warehouse?That's why as soon as they took down Linqingguan, they immediately ordered people to seize the Heyang warehouse, only half a day later than Hou Junji and Liu Hongji.

(End of this chapter)