At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Li Xiaogong mobilized 2 Tang troops to suddenly attack Bajun from Fuling County, Dangqu County and Badong County. Among them, there were [-] sailors and more than [-] large and small warships, sailing upstream along the Yangtze River.Luo Shixin, who was in charge of guarding Bajun, was forced by the strength of the Tang army and adopted a defensive strategy of shrinking. He concentrated his troops in Ba County, the county seat, and Yingcheng stood firm.

Li Xiaogong is worthy of being a famous general of Li Tang's clan, ranked second among the 24 heroes of Lingyan Pavilion. He commanded the Tang army to attack from four routes of water and land, all the way to attack the city and the village, and wiped out dozens of strongholds arranged by Luo Shixin along the way in just a few days. The soldiers came down to the city of Ba County.

As the saying goes, soldiers are expensive and fast. When Li Xiaogong arrived at the city of Ba County, he immediately ordered a fierce attack. The stone catapults kept throwing stone mines filled with gunpowder towards the top of the city. Qi Feitianlei, but it should not be underestimated.

Under the stormy attack of the Tang army, the Qi army in the city defended in an orderly manner. Fly.

There was a sudden loud bang near the city gate, and gunpowder smoke filled the sky. It turned out that the defenders threw a "ten thousand enemies" under the city. The "ten thousand enemies" wrapped in hundreds of catties of gunpowder exploded loudly. Dozens of Tang troops who hit the city gate were wiped out, and their power was terrifying.

Li Xiaogong's heart was bleeding, but there was no wavering on his face. He ordered the Tang army to attack more violently. As the saying goes, kindness does not command soldiers. As the commander of the three armies, he has long been used to life and death, his will is as firm as a rock, and his heart is as hard as an iron stone.

War is not a dinner party. Sacrifice is unavoidable. Only when victory is achieved, sacrifice is worthwhile. In order to eliminate the Qi army and win the county town of Chinba, Li Xiaogong is even ready to sacrifice a third of his troops.

The fierce battle lasted until the sun went down, and the sound of gold sounded in the Tang army camp.Watching the Tang army receding like a tide, Bajun prefect Xiao Yu let out a long sigh of relief. As a scholar, it was the first time for him to participate in such a bloody battle scene, so he was inevitably very nervous.

Luo Shixin was wearing armor and holding a spear, like an iron tower, he glanced at Xiao Yu, smiled calmly and said: "Lord Xiao, don't be nervous, it's just the beginning."

Xiao Yu's face was slightly embarrassed, and he looked at the young man in black standing in the middle, and saw that the young man was about 25 or [-] years old, dressed in a black long gown, with a calm expression, a bit of a feather fan scarf, commanding smell.

"Director Xu seems to have a plan in mind, but he has a good strategy to defeat the enemy?" Xiao Yu couldn't help asking.

It turned out that this black-clothed youth was none other than Xu Shiji. As early as more than two months ago, Gao Bufan secretly ordered him to sneak into Bashu secretly, but he has been reclusive in Ba County and never showed up.

Xu Shiji smiled and said: "Li Xiaogong is a good general, but he acted too hastily this time. He only thought about the value of soldiers and speedy battles, but he didn't know that siege is the next strategy. Let him spend a few days before finding an opportunity to counterattack, but May there be no problem with General Qin."

Luo Shixin smiled confidently: "Don't worry, Chief Manager, Brother Qin has always been very stable, and nothing will go wrong."

Xu Shiji nodded and said, "That would be the best. It's just that Li Tang made a sudden attack. I don't know if it was Li Yuan's idea or Li Shimin's idea."

Luo Shidao: "It must be Li Shimin's idea. Although Li Yuan is an old fox, he cares too much and is inevitably indecisive. Li Shimin is different, he acts decisively and toughly. Liang Shidu, Guo Zihe, Liu Wuzhou He said he would clean it up."

"Well, this really looks like Li Shimin's style, but it's not Li Shimin's decision to start a war with Daqi, and the prince will control him, unless..." Xu Shiji's eyes flashed when he said this.

Obviously, Xu Shiji and others don't know that Li Shimin has launched a mutiny to seize power.

Xiao Yu blurted out: "Xu Fei and Li Shimin have really taken power."

Xu Shiji nodded and said: "If this is the case, then something important must have happened inside Li Tang, and the emperor will probably issue an order, and he has even issued an order to declare war on Li Tang."

Luo Shixin said in a deep voice: "Regardless of the emperor's decree or not, Tang Jun has already reached his sight, and it will be over if he does what his uncle does."

Xu Shiji laughed dumbly and said: "It's not rough to say, as long as Li Xiaogong is defeated, Bashu will be in my Daqi's pocket."

In the next few days, the Tang army's offensive was fierce. They tried various methods, but failed to break through the city of Ba County. Down, the Tang army has paid the price of nearly ten thousand casualties.

Li Xiaogong was anxious and frightened, but also began to wake up, decisively gave up the crowd tactics, and at the same time secretly suspected that besides Luo Shixin and Xiao Yu, there were other masters commanding the city.

Li Xiaogong knew Xiao Yu very well, but he was just a scholar. It might be fine on paper, but it would be useless on the battlefield. Luo Shixin is a brave general who has experienced many battles, but he is brave and foolhardy. A good player, but it is incredible to defend the city so tightly.

Just when Li Xiaogong was suspicious, a very unfavorable news came. Li Xiyu failed to kill Qin Shubao in a surprise attack, and was defeated by the opponent, so he had to retreat to Shu County.

As a result, Li Xiaogong became even more anxious, but the house leaked even more and it rained all night, and the ship was broken and hit the headwind. Zigui, a fortress on the Yangtze River in the lower reaches of Badong County, was actually captured by the navy led by General Wei Chigong of the Qi Army.

This is a terrible situation. If the Tang army can't take Bajun again, I'm afraid they will fall into a passive situation of being attacked by the enemy. Therefore, Li Xiaogong had no choice but to order an all-out attack. The Tang army's already slowed down offensive became violent in vain. The pressure increased greatly, and the casualties also rose sharply.

Luo Shixin said in surprise: "Li Xiaogong is crazy, he hurts five hundred enemies and one thousand, isn't he afraid that the troops will be wiped out?"

Seeing the Tang army attacking one after another outside the city like a tide, Xu Shiji also looked solemn, and frowned, "Li Xiaogong is really in a hurry. It seems that the situation is not good for the Tang army. As long as we hold on for two days, Li Xiaogong will retreat."

Sure enough, the Tang army attacked with all their strength for a day, and the casualties in one day almost caught up with the previous few days, but they still failed to break through Ba County, leaving an empty battalion to retreat quietly that night, using a trick to escape the shell.

However, the army can withdraw its shell, but the navy can't throw away the warship, right?Therefore, the Tang army's land army retreated at night, and the navy did not begin to retreat until dawn. This retreat was immediately discovered.

How could a master of the battlefield like Xu Shiji miss this opportunity and immediately ordered the navy to attack and kill the Tang army's navy. At the same time, the Qi army in the city also rushed out of the city to chase and kill the Tang army's army.

At this time, Qin Shubao also led tens of thousands of Qi troops to support, with a total strength of more than [-], and rushed to Badong County. At the same time, the Miao soldiers in Banan were also assembled under the leadership of Mengzi and the witch. Then, cooperate with the Qi army to attack the downstream Padang County.