Man Tanghong

Under the wolf-like pursuit of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, the Turks lost more than 1000 Qingqi just by meeting each other. Just when the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were about to continue the pursuit, the Turks had already relied on their horses. He distanced himself from the soldiers of Datang.

While fleeing in a hurry, Xida gave orders to the clansmen without hesitation.

"Retreat to Huai'an!"

Note that it is a retreat, not a withdrawal.

In the cognition of the Western Turks, there is no concept of withdrawal.

In their view, as long as their main force is still there, they can make a comeback at any time.

So a temporary defeat, they don't think it is a defeat.

They will only think that this is because the battlefield was not selected well, and the timing of the surprise attack was not grasped.

The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty almost swung their legs into hot wheels, and they failed to catch up with the Turks.

Some of the upright ones cursed the Turkic people as courageless bandits, and they punched the common people hard, and they ran faster than rabbits against them.

In addition to yelling, they also used various weapons such as spears, horizontal knives, straight swords, and small copper hammers in their hands as throwing weapons, and threw them at the back of the Turks.

Unfortunately, few people can really hurt the Turks.

After all, the Turks had already escaped a distance of tens of feet in a few breaths.

As if he couldn't see the fleeing Turkic people, Li Shimin continued to order the banner officer, "Order the whole army to change formation and march to the north!"

The flag officer answered with a solemn and loud voice, and quickly conveyed Li Shimin's order.

As the drums in the army changed, the flag officers everywhere began to quickly wave the flags in their hands.

The orders passed through the semaphore to the eyes of everyone in the army.

There are many people in the army who understand semaphore, and the vast majority of basic officers at the first level understand semaphore.

So after seeing the new order, he decisively began to restrain the soldiers who had already chased the Turks and scattered, and began to organize into a pocket formation in an orderly manner, advancing step by step to the north of Maling City, and then advancing .

Although Li Yuanji didn't understand why Li Shimin chose to advance to the north, he still chose to trust Li Shimin.

Li Jiancheng didn't trust Li Shimin so much anymore. After seeing Li Shimin's order to march to Zhengbei, he said sarcastically: "Did you stay in Anlimen for too long, and you became confused? You fled to the northeast, why did you march to the north?"

Li Shimin glanced at Li Jiancheng like a fool, without any explanation.

Probably too lazy to talk to idiots.

Li Jiancheng felt uncomfortable being watched by Li Shimin, and he yelled: "You don't think the three thousand light cavalry you sent out can stop the nearly nine thousand defeated Turkic soldiers, do you?"

Li Jiancheng is trying to prove that he is not a fool, and said that he has seen Li Shimin's plan, but he is not optimistic.

Li Shimin still looked at Li Jiancheng like a fool, and still didn't explain anything.

Li Jiancheng was so angry that the veins on his forehead twitched violently, and he shouted angrily: "I know that you sent out Yu Chigong's old troops, and they are all first-class warriors.

But without Yu Chigong as their leader, how much of their strength could they still display? "

Hearing this, Li Shimin finally looked straight at Li Jiancheng, "Since you know that they are Yu Chigong's old department, then you should have confidence in them."

Yu Chigong's old department followed Yu Chigong all the way from the troubled times of the former Sui Dynasty and the end of Sui Dynasty.

He followed Yu Chigong to suppress the rebellion in Gaoyang, and also followed Yu Chigong to hang out under Liu Wuzhou. After he voted for Datang, he followed Yu Chigong to participate in dozens of wars, and most of them were won.

In terms of strength, they may not be as good as the Xuanjia Army, and in terms of assault formation, they are not as good as the four hundred generals under Luo Shixin's command, but in terms of blocking the enemy, they are first-class experts.

They were the third in Datang, and no one dared to be the second.

As for number one, it is naturally the invincible Xuanjia Army.

After all, the Xuanjia Army was built by Li Shimin with a lot of money, and every soldier in it was personally selected by Li Shimin, and their military equipment is also the best in the Tang Dynasty, it can be said that they are already armed to the teeth.

They fought on the only way the enemy had to pass, which was a jungle of steel.

It is difficult for the enemy to get past them.

Therefore, Yu Chigong's old army couldn't compare with Xuanjia Army.

However, Li Shimin never sent the Xuanjia Army to stop the enemy, nor would he send the Xuanjia Army to stop the enemy.

Li Shimin's positioning of the Xuanjia Army is very clear, that is, it is a sudden formation.

It is enough to be responsible for the breakthrough and pursuit.

There is no need to fight the enemy, nor is it worthwhile to fight the enemy.

After all, the armaments of the Xuanjia army alone are worth hundreds of pennies, and if they fight against the enemy and consume them, it is simply a waste.

If you have time, it is better to surprise the enemy from the side, or chase the enemy from behind.

In this case, not only can the battle damage be greatly reduced, but also the strength and armament advantages of the Xuanjia Army can be fully utilized.

Therefore, in the absence of the Xuanjia Army, Yu Chigong's old department is to block the uncrowned king on the battlefield.

But Li Jiancheng obviously didn't agree with this, he stared and asked, "Without Yu Chigong's help, how much strength can they display?"

Li Shimin who asked this question was speechless.

Without Yuchi Gong's support, the strength of Yu Chi Gong's old department would indeed be greatly reduced.

After all, no matter in that era, the generals have a great influence on the soldiers under their opponents.

After leaving the leadership of the general, the control and influence of the general, many soldiers will turn from warriors to headless flies.

This is vividly reflected in Zhao Chengyong and others.

When they were under Li Yi's command, they were the mysterious and powerful Yan Yunqi, and every time they dispatched, they would scare the enemy.

After arriving under Li Jiancheng's command, he turned into a headless fly, and was beaten by Li Shimin.

Although Li Shimin is very strong and can stand firm under his hands, and there are not many soldiers to fight against him, as Li Yi's trump card, even if he can't fight against Li Shimin, he should still stand firm.

After all, although Li Yi is not an outstanding politician, he is an outstanding military strategist.

In the previous Battle of Hebei Road, when Li Shimin was still anxious with Liu Heitai, Li Yi rushed all the way from Youzhou to Dingzhou with lightning speed, and drove Liu Heitai and other rebels to Dingzhou. The battlefield preset by Li Shimin.

This battle is enough to prove Li Yi's ability.

Therefore, the Yan Yunqi he carefully cultivated must be a first-class strong army.

But in the previous coup in the palace, Zhao Chengyong and his party did not show the appearance of a strong army at all.

He was either suppressed and beaten by Li Shimin and Li Shimin's personal guards and generals, or he was chased and killed by the right guards.

In the end, even Zhao Chengyong, the leading general, almost died on the spot.

There is no problem with their ability, so what is problematic is their mind.

And their minds are Li Jiancheng they are not familiar with.

Therefore, it is reasonable for Li Jiancheng to question how much of Yu Chigong's old team can exert its strength without Yu Chigong's help.

After all, as a brave general, Yu Chigong has a stronger personality, and the old troops will rely more on him.

Without his help, the old troops under his command might become a group of wooden men without much self-awareness and no idea how to fight.

Li Shimin did not refute Li Jiancheng, which is enough to show that he also knew that Yu Chigong's old department would be greatly reduced in strength after leaving Yu Chigong.

However, Li Shimin still believed that Yu Chigong's old department could complete the military tasks he had assigned.

So after a short silence, he said lightly, "They don't need to show their full strength, they are enough to keep the Turks firmly in the north of Maling."

Li Jiancheng stared at him in disbelief and shouted, "You're making unreasonable words, deceiving yourself, and disregarding human lives!"

Li Shimin glanced at Li Jiancheng indifferently, ignored Li Jiancheng, and rode his horse slowly to the north of Maling.

Li Jiancheng hurriedly found foreign aid, and told the foreign aid that he was right, "He knew that Yu Chigong's old troops would be greatly reduced in strength if Yu Chigong left, and he sent them to stop the Turks. Isn't this a reckless disregard for human life?
He clearly knew that Yu Chigong's old army could not stop the Turkic army from routing, but he still insisted that they would be able to keep the Turkic people firmly in the north of Maling. Isn't this arrogance or self-deception? "

Li Yuanji rode forward slowly, and subconsciously stretched out his hand to pat Li Jiancheng's shoulder, but he felt that it was inappropriate to stretch his hand halfway, and then retracted it, and then said earnestly: "Brother, since you are not good at military strategy, Don’t express your opinions on such matters in the future.”

Li Jiancheng stared in astonishment and said, "Do you believe his nonsense?"

Li Yuanji shook his head and said, "I don't believe my second brother's nonsense, I believe in my own judgment."

Li Jiancheng stared at Li Yuanji blankly.

Li Yuanji pointed to his head, and continued: "Yu Chigong's old men lost their hands, but their heads are still there. Even if they can't exert their full strength, they can still exert [-]% to [-]% of their strength.

Three thousand soldiers, even if they can't stop all the Turkic routs, they can drive most of the Turkic routs to the battlefield that my second brother selected for them. "

Li Jiancheng only cared about how much influence Yuchigong's old department would have without Yuchigong, and how far his strength would decline, but he forgot that ever since Yuchigong's old department voted for Datang, they had an extra brain A man who rules them all.

This person is Li Shimin.

So even without Yu Chigong, Yu Chigong's old department will still show a certain strength.

Because compared to Yu Chigong, Li Shimin's personality is more intense, so thick that many people believe in him after meeting him a few times, and are loyal to him.